This Week in Public Diplomacy 3 June 2013
Strengthening U.S.-India higher education ties
Tara D. Soneshine / Department of State
The Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs met with India’s Union Minister for Human Resources and Development, M. M. Pallam Raju, who took his first visit to the United States in his new capacity to set the stage for the upcoming event and to underscore India’s determination to address a significant educational and vocational demand – educating 500 million students by 2022.
A press conference regarding Russia and Georgian relations took place in Moscow
Vestnik Kavkaza
The non-governmental organization “The Center of Development of Humanitarian, Cultural, and Economic Cooperation – GROSS” which was founded in Moscow is aimed at establishing a foundation for diplomatic relations at state level. Participants in the event spoke about charity projects which are planned to be implemented in Georgia and Russia.
Analysis of 30 reports identifies six areas of broad agreement
U.S. Global Leadership Coalition
The 2012 Report on Reports analyzes more than 30 reports from a wide political spectrum and identifies six areas of broad agreement, focused on making existing initiatives more effective and impactful, and new ideas for innovative approaches to meet the challenges and opportunities of the future.
Trefor Moss / The Diplomat
The debate about Chinese soft power tends to focus on what China is doing, and on China’s motives for doing it.
Russia to increase ‘Soft Power’ budget to improve image abroad
The Moscow Times
Russia will increase spending on foreign cultural and educational projects as part of the Kremlin-backed ‘Soft Power’ concept aimed at improving the country’s image abroad, a news report said Wednesday.
U.S. State Department offers rewards for information leading to arrest of terrorists
Doug Palmer / Reuters
The U.S. State Department offered rewards on Monday of $3 million to $7 million for information leading to the location of “leaders of terrorist organizations” in West Africa, the first time it has used the rewards program in the region.
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