Margaret D. Tutwiler

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Margaret DeBardeleben Tutwiler is a former Under Secretary for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs at the US State Department, serving from December 16, 2003 to June, 30 2004. She was confirmed by the U.S. Senate on December 9, 2003 to replace outgoing Under Secretary Charlotte Beers. Tutwiler was given the task of leading "the government's public-relations drive to build a favorable impression abroad." Tutwiler is also former ambassador to Morocco.

According to foreign policy expert Arnaud de Borchgrave:

"Miss Tutwiler was instructed to spruce up the Bush administration's image in the Arab world in particular and the Muslim world in general." [1]

[edit] External links

• Official Bio from the U.S. Department of State
• USC Center on Public Diplomacy Profile
• Interview in Frontline Diplomacy: The Foreign Affairs Oral History Collection of the Association for Diplomatic Studies and Training.