http://www.uscpublicdiplomacy.com/ 'Public Diplomacy in the News' is a regular aggregation of news articles and opinion pieces on public diplomacy from sources around the world. en USC Center on Public Diplomacy Copyright 2009 2009-07-12T01:53:00-08:00 http://uscpublicdiplomacy.orghttp://uscpublicdiplomacy.org/favicon.icoThis is an XML content feed. It is intended to be viewed in a newsreader or syndicated to another site, subject to copyright and fair use. Mainland [China] and Taiwan media representatives Saturday pushed the authorities on both sides of the Taiwan Strait to allow them to set up resident bureaus on each other's side. So far [China] journalists usually stay in Taiwan for three months and can extend to six months after application; China also allows the maximum six-month stay for Taiwan media people. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/WhatsNewInPd/~3/fjJr-SovEos/content_11692443.htm http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2009-07/11/content_11692443.htm Media & PD, Asia Pacific ]]> 2009-07-12T00:53:00-08:00 http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2009-07/11/content_11692443.htm Today, the President gave a speech in Accra, Ghana. He laid out his vision for human rights and democracy in Africa’s future, and he described what America’s role in promoting better governance in Africa will be. The speech was entitled, "A New Moment of Promise." Audio and transcripts available. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/WhatsNewInPd/~3/KA305KvcC5Y/ http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/A-New-Moment-of-Promise-in-Africa/ Government PD, Africa, Americas ]]> 2009-07-12T00:49:00-08:00 http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/A-New-Moment-of-Promise-in-Africa/ Diverse group of American nonprofit organizations wrote a letter to President Obama recently to seek meeting with Obama administration on new rules for charities http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/WhatsNewInPd/~3/OW9tWSC8Iww/MUMA-7TU7XE http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/rwb.nsf/db900SID/MUMA-7TU7XE?OpenDocument Government PD, Americas ]]> 2009-07-11T16:56:00-08:00 http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/rwb.nsf/db900SID/MUMA-7TU7XE?OpenDocument Working with A-list producer Don Was, rock singer Jon Bon Jovi and his longtime guitarist Richie Sambora, Madadian recorded a propulsive cover of "Stand by Me," the old Ben E. King classic, with lyrics in Farsi and English. Although "Stand by Me" -- or, if you prefer, "Ma Yeki Hastim," which translates as "We Are One" -- is no protest anthem, it appears to have struck a chord, judging by its combined 600,000 hits on YouTube and other sites. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/WhatsNewInPd/~3/npHHPqGnoFU/la-et-iran-culture11-2009jul11,0,6402001.story http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/news/la-et-iran-culture11-2009jul11,0,6402001.story Cultural Diplomacy, Non-State PD, Americas, Middle East ]]> 2009-07-11T16:12:00-08:00 http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/news/la-et-iran-culture11-2009jul11,0,6402001.story Citing decreasing demand, an "increasingly easier" wide access to English books and materials, and a changing role of the organisation across Europe, the British Council Bulgaria announced its library service in Sofia would be closed as of November 2009. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/WhatsNewInPd/~3/wKLOLCZ1D_I/753346_british-council-bulgaria-announces-library-closure http://www.sofiaecho.com/2009/07/11/753346_british-council-bulgaria-announces-library-closure Cultural Diplomacy, Europe ]]> 2009-07-11T16:07:00-08:00 http://www.sofiaecho.com/2009/07/11/753346_british-council-bulgaria-announces-library-closure A large section of Muslims yesterday offered special prayers for the well-being of their co-religionists in Urumqi and Kashgar in China’s far-west Xinjiang province. They expressed shock at the violence that is being meted out to Uighurs by Han Chinese in a region that Muslims know as East Turkestan. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/WhatsNewInPd/~3/4Hn63Ht5QXs/ http://www.arabnews.com/?page=1&section=0&article=124431&d=11&m=7&y=2009 Public Opinion, Asia Pacific, Middle East ]]> 2009-07-11T15:59:00-08:00 http://www.arabnews.com/?page=1&section=0&article=124431&d=11&m=7&y=2009 Taiwan and China should build a second bridge linking the two with culture after having already erected one based on commerce and trade, Taiwan's ruling Kuomintang Chairman Wu Poh-hsiung said Saturday. Wu said culture -- like sun, air, and water -- was an integral part of daily life. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/WhatsNewInPd/~3/hqUa7QDSWpI/news_content.php http://www.etaiwannews.com/etn/news_content.php?id=1000794&lang=eng_news Cultural Diplomacy, Government PD, Asia Pacific ]]> 2009-07-11T15:52:00-08:00 http://www.etaiwannews.com/etn/news_content.php?id=1000794&lang=eng_news here's nothing opaque about the initial reaction to Obama. In late June, WorldPublicOpinion.org, a project of the University of Maryland's Program on International Policy Attitudes, released a survey of nearly 20,000 respondents in 20 countries that represent three-fifths of the world's population. In the poll, conducted from April through June, far more people expressed confidence in Obama than in any other world leader. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/WhatsNewInPd/~3/e1UkfOKIX14/nj_20090711_1014.php http://www.nationaljournal.com/njmagazine/nj_20090711_1014.php Public Opinion, Americas ]]> 2009-07-11T14:58:00-08:00 http://www.nationaljournal.com/njmagazine/nj_20090711_1014.php Everything about the choreographer Shen Wei’s story says “East meets West.” He was born in China, was a founding member of that country’s first modern-dance company in 1991, moved to New York in 1995, became an American citizen in 2006 and contributed choreography to the opening ceremony of the 2008 Beijing Olympics. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/WhatsNewInPd/~3/LX3-Wl9NKgA/11shen.html http://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/11/arts/dance/11shen.html?_r=1 Cultural Diplomacy, Americas, Asia Pacific ]]> 2009-07-11T13:49:00-08:00 http://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/11/arts/dance/11shen.html?_r=1 President Barack Obama's trip to Ghana, beginning today, will be rich in symbolism. But those hoping for a new direction in U.S. Africa policy are tempering their hopes with skepticism. The issue posed, parallel to that in other policy spheres, is to what extent change will remain symbolic or reflect substantive shifts, even if small, away from U.S. policies based on unilateral geostrategic goals or unexamined economic policy assumptions. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/WhatsNewInPd/~3/kVvbC4J4UeU/200907110005.html http://allafrica.com/stories/200907110005.html Cultural Diplomacy, Government PD, Africa, Americas ]]> 2009-07-11T13:35:00-08:00 http://allafrica.com/stories/200907110005.html