by editor | Jun 3, 2009 | Analysis, Government, State Dept., Strategic Comm.
by Steven R. Corman Last week, while I was recovering from a long stretch of foreign travel, GAO released its latest report on public diplomacy. Matt thinks it is “interesting and worth reading,” while Kim says not so much. My own view is that the report...
by editor | May 27, 2009 | State Dept.
by Steven R. Corman Judith McHale was sworn-in yesterday as Under Secretary of Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs. Accordingly the Countup Clock that has graced these pages for the last several weeks has been retired. The final reading was 129 days between President...
by editor | Apr 17, 2009 | Government, State Dept., Strategic Comm.
by Steven R. Corman I just ran across this “Washington whisper” item in USNWR: President Obama has nominated longtime national security expert Philip J. “P. J.” Crowley as assistant secretary of state for public affairs, a move that suggests...
by editor | Apr 14, 2009 | Politics, State Dept.
by Steven R. Corman Today the White House announced its intent to nominate Judith McHale as Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs (h/t Matt). Obviously the Obama administration couldn’t withstand the unrelenting pressure of the...
by editor | Apr 10, 2009 | Framing, Government, Politics, State Dept.
by Steven R. Corman Matt’s latest post reminded me that we are still awaiting the appointment of a new Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs. Perhaps the problem is that the task of filling the PD post has simply fallen off the radar...
by editor | Feb 12, 2009 | Government, State Dept.
by Steven R. Corman Earlier this week John Brown posted a blog questioning those of us who have expressed concern about slow movement on filling the position of Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs at the State Department. Maybe this...
