Citizen Diplomacy as Public Service: The Fulbright Public Policy Fellowship
![U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton meets with Fulbright Public Policy Fellows in the U.S. Department of State Treaty Room, Washington, D.C., August 14, 2012. [State Department photo/ Public Domain]](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130214183423im_/http://blogs.state.gov/images/Dipnote/behind_the_scenes/2012_0815_clinton_fulbright_fellows_m.jpg)
About the Author: Tara D. Sonenshine serves as Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs.
In eight countries around the world, 20 young Americans will soon be assuming new work spaces in cabinet-level ministries. They’ll barely have time to thumb tack photos of their loved ones on the walls before getting down to work with their new colleagues.
What is that work? The real and everyday challenges those governments face in Bangladesh, Cote d’Ivoire, Dominican Republic, Guatemala, Haiti, Jamaica, Thailand, and Tunisia. And what brings these committed young men and women to these posts? They are the first members of a fellowship program — sponsored by the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs — that seeks to build mutual understanding and strengthen the… more »
U.S. Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs Tara D. Sonenshine responds to questions during a Twitter Q & A in nine languages at the Department of State in Washington, D.C. on June 27, 2012. [State Department photo/ Public Domain]
U.S. Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs Tara D. Sonenshine responds to questions during a Twitter Q & A in nine languages at the Department of State in Washington, D.C. on June 27, 2012. [State Department photo/ Public Domain]
U.S. Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs Tara D. Sonenshine responds to questions during a Twitter Q & A in nine languages at the Department of State in Washington, D.C. on June 27, 2012. [State Department photo/ Public Domain]
Photo of the Week: Secretary Clinton Hosts Strategic Dialogue With Civil Society
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About the Author: Sarah Goldfarb serves as an Assistant Editor for DipNote.
This week’s “Photo of the Week” comes to us from Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton’s official photographer Michael Gross and shows Secretary Clinton and Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs Tara Sonenshine hosting a Global Town Hall with Civil Society Representatives on May 16, 2012. Present in the audience were civil society representatives from more than 40 countries and senior leaders from the State Department and throughout the U.S. Government. Individuals also participated online through embassy viewing parties held around the world.
Secretary Clinton said, “…As we see the explosion of civil society groups around the world, we want to support you. I think that in… more »
Photo of the Week: Behind the Scenes With Under Secretary Sonenshine
![Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs Tara Sonenshine prepares for her swearing-in ceremony with Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton at the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C., on April 24, 2012. [State Department photo by Ben Chang/ Public Domain]](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130214183423im_/http://blogs.state.gov/images/Dipnote/behind_the_scenes/2012_0426_potw_sonenshine_m.jpg)
About the Author: Hannah Johnson serves as an Assistant Editor for DipNote.
This week’s “Photo of the Week” comes to us from Foreign Service Officer Ben Chang and shows Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs Tara Sonenshine as she prepares for her swearing-in ceremony with Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton at the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C. on April 24, 2012.
At her swearing-in ceremony, Under Secretary Sonenshine said, “Policy is about people. Without a deeper understanding of foreign publics, our policies are just flying blind. We can’t depend only on conversations with political leaders. We have to connect with people, and let them know we are listening, we care, and we are working to support them.
“We have… more »
Under Secretary of State Sonenshine to Co-Coordinate the 2012 U.S.-China Consultation on People-to-People Exchange
Media Note
Office of the Spokesperson
Washington, DC
April 26, 2012
Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs Tara Sonenshine will travel to Beijing May 3-4 to serve as co-coordinator of the third annual U.S.-China Consultation on People-to-People Exchange (CPE) with Chinese Vice Minister of Education Hao Ping.
Recognizing the fundamental role that citizens play in fostering mutual understanding and cooperation between the United States and China, both countries inaugurated the Consultation on People-to-People Exchange in Beijing on May 25, 2010, and held a second CPE April 11-12, 2011, in Washington, D.C. The CPE aims to promote and strengthen people-to-people ties between the United States and China in the fields of education, culture, science and technology, sports, and women’s issues. It provides a high-level annual forum for government and private-sector representatives to discuss cooperation in a broad, strategic manner.
Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs Tara Sonenshine prepares for her swearing-in ceremony with Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton at the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C., on April 24, 2012. [State Department photo by Ben Chang/ Public Domain]
![U.S. Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs Tara D. Sonenshine responds to questions during a Twitter Q & A in nine languages at the Department of State in Washington, D.C. on June 27, 2012. [State Department photo/ Public Domain]](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130214183423im_/http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m6c0bgxzqq1qcug8io1_500.jpg)
![U.S. Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs Tara D. Sonenshine responds to questions during a Twitter Q & A in nine languages at the Department of State in Washington, D.C. on June 27, 2012. [State Department photo/ Public Domain]](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130214183423im_/http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m6amlyVhGI1qcug8io1_r2_500.jpg)
![U.S. Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs Tara D. Sonenshine responds to questions during a Twitter Q & A in nine languages at the Department of State in Washington, D.C. on June 27, 2012. [State Department photo/ Public Domain]](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130214183423im_/http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m6acufZpZB1qcug8io1_500.jpg)
![Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs Tara Sonenshine prepares for her swearing-in ceremony with Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton at the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C., on April 24, 2012. [State Department photo by Ben Chang/ Public Domain]](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130214183423im_/http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m2zx6g5tvy1qcug8io1_500.jpg)
