Found on the Web: "Winning Hearts and Minds: American Public Diplomacy in the 21st Century" (video, November 17. 2009)

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youtube.com An online version of a November 16, 2009, panel discussion on the challenges and opportunities for U.S. public diplomacy in the 21st century. Hosted by the MA program in Communication at Johns Hopkins University. Panelists include: John Dickson, Director of Public diplomacy and Public Affairs for the Department of State; Joan Mower, Director of Public Relations, Voice of America; Philip Seib, Professor and Director, Center for Public Diplomacy, University of Southern California; and Phyllis Elliott Oakley, Adjunct Professor at the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies and former Deputy Spokesman of the State Department.

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