November 25th, 2008 by Jason

This morning, the Brookings Institution hosted Kristin Lord, Fellow in the Foreign Policy Studies Program at Brookings, to present her new report, Voices of America, on reforming U.S. public diplomacy and strategic communication. Lord was joined by Thomas Miller, Strobe Talbott, Charles Vest, and Martin Indyk. The event was moderated by Carlos Pascual, Vice President and Director of Foreign Policy at Brookings.

Kristin Lord called for the creation of a new non-profit organization called the USA▪World Trust to complement the U.S. government’s public diplomacy efforts. Strobe Talbott said today there is a large onus on world governments to build and recruit constituencies for diplomatic agreements. Charles Vest discussed how the U.S. can leverage the worldwide admiration for American higher education, science, and technology. Thomas Miller discussed how proven business and marketing tools could translate to public diplomacy.

For POMED’s notes on the event, click here.

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