Catch up on what IPDGC and the M.A. Global Communication program have been doing!
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Support the Walter Roberts Endowment
Raising awareness and inspiring public diplomacy practices around the world March 8, 2021 Dear Friend, The Walter Roberts Endowment was established 14 years ago with generous contributions from Dr. Roberts and the Roberts family to educate students, recognize leadership, and disseminate best practices in public diplomacy. Thanks to the generous support of donors like you,…
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In PDx: Vermont meets the world
Promoting global awareness and understanding By Yvonne Oh, IPDGC Program Coordinator In 1952, Vermont native Warren Austin, a former U.S. Senator and the first U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations, founded the Vermont Council on World Affairs (VCWA) to promote awareness and understanding for world affairs through education and engagement. For almost 70 years, VCWA…
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In PDx: Sports diplomacy and leadership
Using sports to change the world: one high-five at a time By Yvonne Oh, IPDGC Program Coordinator At the inaugural Laureus World Sports Awards in 2000, former South African president and anti-apartheid revolutionary Nelson Mandela said, “Sport has the power to change the world. It has the power to unite people in a way that…
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Boozman Receives Award For Congressional Leadership in Public Diplomacy
Senator honored by George Washington University Institute for Public Diplomacy and Global Communication WASHINGTON (Jan. 27, 2021) – U.S. Senator John Boozman, Arkansas’s senior senator and the dean of the state’s congressional delegation, on Wednesday received the George Washington University’s Institute for Public Diplomacy and Global Communication’s (IPDGC) annual Walter Roberts Award for Congressional Leadership…