Public Diplomacy in Europe

Trade, Climate Change and Soft Power--Does America Have Friends in Europe?
Deputy Assistant Secretary Graffy (May 13): Our green diplomacy ranges from environmental protection for areas of cultural heritage—such as the Ateni Sioni Church I visited recently in Georgia where we are helping to preserve the building and its ancient writings from environmental degradation—to recycling projects in Cyprus, water aid in the Balkans and forestry projects in Russia." Full Text | Video | Green Diplomacy Newsletter

Public Diplomacy in Budapest
Deputy Assistant Secretary Graffy (Mar. 25): "I describe public diplomacy as the art of communicating a country's policies, values and culture to other peoples. It is an attempt to explain why we have decided on certain measures, and beyond that, to explain who we are. My recent trip to Hungary might offer some insights into what public diplomacy is all about." Full Text

What Is the U.S. Doing To Improve Its Image Abroad?
Deputy Assistant Secretary Graffy (Nov. 1): "The advantage of public diplomacy is that you are not reaching out to just one or another person at the end of a telephone line, but to potentially millions of people. There may have been a time, not so long ago, when it was true that communications from diplomat to diplomat, elite to elite, were sufficient. But those times are over." Full Text