
2020 International Women of Courage award
The Institute for Public Diplomacy and Global Communication (IPDGC) is awed and inspired by the recipients of the Secretary of State’s 2020 International Women of Courage (IWOC). Together with the GW Elliott School of International Affairs and the Gender Equality...
100th Issue of Bruce Gregory’s Resources on Diplomacy’s Public Dimensions
IPDGC is proud to announce the 100th Issue of Bruce Gregory‘s collection of resources on public diplomacy (PD) and related subjects. First published in June 2002, Gregory’s list is anannotated bibliography of readings and other materials intended for teachers,...
2020 Walter Roberts Lecture: Video and Photos
IPDGC and the Walter Roberts Endowment are pleased to be able to share the video of the full event and the photos of the recent Walter Roberts annual lecture featuring Dr. Joseph S. Nye. Photo...

Soft Power scholar Joseph Nye speaks at Walter Roberts Annual Lecture
On Thursday, January 30, eminent scholar of international relations and political scientist Dr. Joseph S. Nye delivered the keynote address for the 2020 Walter Roberts Annual Lecture at the George Washington University Elliott School of International Relations. Dr....

Latest PDx interview: Katherine Brown, Global Ties US
To welcome the new year, IPDGC had a conversation with CEO and President of Global Ties U.S. Dr. Katherine Brown. We asked her about the importance of citizen exchanges and how these programs contribute to the greater U.S. public diplomacy efforts globally. Citizen...
Taking a look back
As this year draws to a close, IPDGC would like to recap some of our activities of the Fall semester. We hope that you’ve had the opportunity to attend some of the events: Your Country, Our War: The Press and Diplomacy in Afghanistan, September 25. Asia Centre: Fake...

Latest PDx interview: PD Fellow Emilia Puma
Public Diplomacy Fellow Emilia A. Puma had a great conversation with SMPA Undergraduates Jason Katz and Sarah Schornstein about her career in the U.S. Foreign Service. As a 28-year veteran, Prof Puma talked about her work – most recently as Acting DAS for Public...

Our latest PDx interview: Chris Wurst on 22:33 stories
In this episode of PDx, we interview Chris Wurst, the director of the Collaboratory at the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA), U.S. State Department. Chris also founded the 22.33 podcast which features first-person narratives and anecdotes from people...
Hail for the new Public Diplomacy Fellow
IPDGC held a small reception to welcome the 2019-2020 Public Diplomacy Fellow Emilia A. Puma to the School of Media and Public Affairs at GWU last week. A number of faculty dropped by to hail the new diplomat-in-residence. A 28-year veteran of the U.S. Foreign...

Listen to the latest interview on our PDx podcast: Jay Raman
GWU graduate student Chanson Benjamin talked to Jay Raman, soon-to-be Cultural Attaché at the U.S. Embassy in Bogota, Colombia, and former Director of the Cultural Division at the U.S. State Department’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs in the Office of...