Joseph S. Nye of Harvard University testified about the vital role soft power should play in restoring American’s reputation in the world before the House Foreign Affairs Committee on March 4, 2010. As defined by Nye, soft power is “the ability to affect others to obtain preferred outcomes by the co-optive means of framing the [...]
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Joseph S. Nye Testifies to Congress About Soft Power and Educational Exchanges
Posted in Foreign Policy, Public Diplomacy, tagged Foreign Affairs Committee, Joseph S. Nye, Soft Power on March 10, 2010 | 1 Comment »
President Obama Calls for New Era of Global Engagement in UN Speech
Posted in Foreign Policy, Global Engagement, NAFSA, Public Diplomacy, tagged Foreign Policy, Global Engagement, International Education, NAFSA, Obama, President Obama, Public Diplomacy on September 25, 2009 | 1 Comment »
This past week, we watched leaders taking turns on the world stage at the 64th Session of the United Nations General Assembly. This was President Obama’s first chance to address the UN as he continues his mission to reintroduce America to the world and call for a new era of engagement: The United States stands [...]
A National Initiative on Global Citizen Diplomacy
Posted in Global Engagement, Public Diplomacy on July 2, 2009 | 1 Comment »
By Derek Forsythe Derek Forsythe is part of the research and communications effort at the U.S. Center for Citizen Diplomacy. On Friday, June 19, Rep. James Moran (VA) introduced House Resolution 569: To support the work of citizen diplomacy organizations and encourage the convening of a Presidential Summit on Global Citizen Diplomacy. This comprehensive resolution [...]
President Obama Challenges Young People Worldwide to Re-imagine the World; Tell the President About the World You Imagine
Posted in Advocacy, Foreign Policy, NAFSA, Public Diplomacy, tagged Foreign Policy, International Education, Middle East, Obama on June 5, 2009 | 1 Comment »
In his speech at Cairo University in Egypt yesterday, President Obama made it clear he believes international education is part of the solution to healing the rift between the United States and the Muslim world and said he wants more scholarships for foreign students and more Americans to study abroad in Muslim communities. Emphasizing the [...]
Simon Act Included in House Foreign Relations Bill
Posted in Education Travel, Foreign Policy, NAFSA, Public Diplomacy, Study Abroad, tagged International Education, Senator Paul Simon Study Abroad Foundation Act, Simon Study Abroad on May 14, 2009 | 3 Comments »
The effort to expand study abroad opportunities for American college students took a big step forward today when the Senator Paul Simon Study Abroad Foundation Act was included in the Foreign Relations Authorization Act introduced by House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Howard Berman (D-Calif.). The Simon Act aims to dramatically increase the number of American [...]
President Obama Takes a Step Forward on U.S.- Cuba Relations
Posted in Foreign Policy, NAFSA, Public Diplomacy, Study Abroad, tagged Association of International Educators, Cuba, Education Travel, Foreign Policy, International Education, Obama, Public Diplomacy, Study Abroad on April 14, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Following President Obama’s action on Monday to ease restrictions on family travel, remittances and gifts to Cuba, and to open up telecommunications with the island, NAFSA issued a statement applauding the changes and urging the administration to also remove restrictions on educational travel. The statement reads, in part: We now urge the administration to move [...]
President Obama in Turkey: “Exchanges can break down walls between us”
Posted in Advocacy, Foreign Policy, Global Engagement, NAFSA, Public Diplomacy, Study Abroad, tagged Education, exchanges, Foreign Policy, foreign students, Global Engagement, International Education, Obama, Public Diplomacy, Study Abroad, take action on April 9, 2009 | 2 Comments »
During his recent visit to Turkey, President Obama spoke repeatedly about the need to reinvigorate efforts to build ties of peace and partnership among the countries of the world. At a town hall-style meeting with university students in Istanbul earlier this week, he made it clear that he believes one of the most effective tools [...]
Public Diplomacy Blog Features Q&A with NAFSA
Posted in NAFSA, Public Diplomacy, tagged Election 2008, Foreign Policy, Presidential Candidates, Public Policy on May 6, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The recently established Foreign Policy Association/University of Southern California blog “Public Diplomacy and the 2008 U.S. Presidential Election” posted a blog entry about NAFSA’s call for the next U.S. president to establish an international education policy for the United States. Read and comment on the blog posting now. NAFSA will also hold a related session [...]
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