With the generous support of the Walter Roberts Endowment, IPDGC has develops and organizes the Walter Roberts Annual Lecture series since 2011. The lectures have featured prominent and distinguished speakers on foreign policy, American politics, and the world at large.
WALTER ROBERTS ANNUAL LECTURE SERIES
Walter roberts award for congressional leadership in public diplomacy
In 2018, the Institute created an award to recognize American lawmakers who have supported U.S. public diplomacy efforts. The recipient of the Inaugural IPDGC Walter Roberts Award for Congressional Leadership in Public Diplomacy was Senator Bob Corker (R-Tenn.).
Walter Roberts Prize for Public Diplomacy Studies.
GW graduate students who have shown their mettle in public diplomacy studies and have global career aspirations are also recognized with the Walter Roberts Prize for Public Diplomacy Studies.
international exchanges and executive programs
In 2021, IPDGC administered the Distinguished Humphrey Fellows program for 15 senior media professionals from Central and Eastern Europe. The program was on Media and Disinformation; one week of executive training in communications and strategies to counter disinformation and another week of professional affiliation at U.S. think tanks, non-profits, government, media or corporate sector, to better understand how these organizations implement best practices in digital and media literacy and fact-based communication.
Foreign delegations have also attended IPDGC workshops to learn about U.S. media, current topical issues in U.S. Government, politics, and foreign relations, as well as participated in communications (spokesperson) training.