Four Generations of Citizen Diplomacy

NCIV emerging leader

A high school honoree of the National Council for International Visitors and its emerging leaders program. the Statesman Journal recognizes here accomplishments in an article.

Designing Citizen Diplomacy presentation

A recent presentation in PDF that uses social media approach in explaining how to improve citizen diplomacy.

Clinton, technology and citizen diplomacy

Huffington Post blogger credits Hillary Clinton with rapid development and expansion of technology and social media in promoting the diplomatic, public diplomacy and citizen diplomacy objectives of the U.S. Dept. State. Yea, Hillary!

World Chicago and citizen diplomacy luncheon

World Chicago announces its spring luncheon to promote citizen diplomacy. Worth considering.

Ditgital team at State Dept.

A look at what the Digital Outreach team at the U.S. Dept. of State is doing in using social media to promote public di0plomacy.

Indonesian filmmakers visit Pittsburgh

GlobalPittsburg hosts Indonesian filmmakers as part of its citizen diplomacy outreach as part of the International Visitors Leadership Program.

CETUSA and international student visits

The Council for Educational Travel USA brings international students to the USA for short-term visits of up to four months to help foster global understanding and citizen diplomacy. If you want to know more to tor the organization's web page.

US Diplomacy and Iran

An advocate of citizen diplomacy and past visitor to Iran calls for diplomatic negotiations between the US and Iran over the development of Iran's nuclear program.

Brookings lauds Shriver's role

Brookings Institution lauds role of Sargent Shriver in initiating the Peace Corps, and it calls for more effort in public diplomacy and citizen diplomacy. Take a look.

NCIV, emerging leaders, citizen diplomacy, Mitsubishi

Mitsubishi supports emerging leaders to attend National Council for International Visitors conference in February to learn more about citizen diplomacy.

Tunisia, revolution and social media

A blogger analyzes the role of social media in forcing the resignation of the Tunisian president. While, social media is not given as the main organizing method, the blogger seems to indicate that it had a role as traditional media ignored the discontent of the public in Tunisia.

Gopin's Citizen Diplomacy blog

Marc Gopin writes a blog about citizen diplomacy, conflict resolution and religious attempts at peace. Worth following.

Music and citizen diplomacy in Syria

A musician blogs about traveling to Syria as part of an Open Hands initiative in 2010 using music as a tool of citizen diplomacy.

Khruschev, Iowa and citizen diplomacy

A new play, highlighted in a story in the Des Moines Register, shows citizen diplomacy in action when Nikita Khruschev visited a farm in Iowa in 1959. Would love to see it!

Citizen diplomacy staff person

Alliance for Middle East Peace in Washington, D.C., is looking to hire a staff person. Interested?

Global conspiracies

An ABQ blogger tells us about a conference on global conspiracies, UFOs and paranormal activity to be held at Santa Ana Events Center in May. A bit out there for my tastes, but could prove interesting.

Citizen diplomacy to grow

Huffington Post blogger predicts large increase in citizen diplomacy during 2011 as education institutions add information on how to do so.

NCIV award scholarship to David Hines

David Hines has won a scholarship to attend the NCIV annual conference in February in Washington, D.C. to promote citizen diplomacy and emerging leaders.

Public and citizen diplomacy resource list

A professor at George Washington University provides annotated list of published resources that one could use to teach or better understand public diplomacy and citizen diplomacy. Useful!

Battery Dance Company and citizen diplomacy

The Battery Dance Company of NYC has prepared a toolkit showing its activities in what the site calls "public diplomacy" but what I would call citizen diplomacy. The interactive presentation is well worth a look.

New Mexico Roadrunners Travel Club

A New Mexico Roadrunners Travel Club has been formed to encourage international travel. The club meets monthly with presentations of visits to foreign destinations. Hope it encourages citizen diplomacy among its aims. Membership is free, and you may sign up on the web site.

Wikileaks and citizen diplomacy

This author argues that Wikileaks shows the limits of public diplomacy by national entities and what citizen diplomats can learn from public policy in furthering world understanding. Makes sense to me.

Public diplomacy in Iraq

U.S. Embassy in Iraq increasing use of social media as tool of public diplomacy in that nation. It's a good idea.