USC Center on Public Diplomacy

The USC Center on Public Diplomacy (CPD) was established in 2003 as a partnership between the USC Annenberg School for Communication and the USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences' School of International Relations at the University of Southern California. It is a research, analysis and professional education organization dedicated to furthering the study and practice of global public engagement and cultural relations.

In 2008, USC received the Benjamin Franklin Award for Public Diplomacy from the U.S. State Department in recognition of the university's teaching, training and research in public diplomacy.

Center leadership is provided by Jay Wang, Director of the USC Center on Public Diplomacy.

People associated with the Center

Advisory board

• Mel Levine (Chair)
• Vartan Gregorian (Honorary)
• David Huebner
• Gary E. Knell
• Markos Kounalakis
• Lindsey Kozberg
• Kimberly Marteau Emerson
• Mike Medavoy
• Ponchitta Pierce
• Barry Sanders
• Jay Snyder

Academic Staff

• Nicholas J. Cull is Professor of Public Diplomacy and Director of the Master’s Program in Public Diplomacy at USC

References

• "Online Virtual World Is Part Fantasy, Part Civics Experiment" by Christopher T. Heun, InformationWeek, Nov. 8, 2005
• "Video Game World Gives Peace a Chance," by Mike Musgrove, Washington Post, October 16, 2005

External links

• USC Center on Public Diplomacy website