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The International Center at the University of Kentucky has announced the 2023 UK Global Impact Award winners. Recipients comprise faculty, staff, alumni and community members who have significantly contributed to the university’s global engagement through education, research and service, as well those who have fostered a culturally diverse, welcoming environment.

To reverse America's declining image abroad, both public diplomacyand related international broadcasting agencies need a clear chainof command as well as adequate personnel and financial resources.

Can Facebook and Twitter change the world? Can all the nifty new social-networking sites promote democracy and a better understanding of American values around the world? The potential is certainly there -- as was seen in the invaluable Twitter updates during the post-election protests in Iran. The U.S. government is embracing Web 2.0 for an ambitious strategy of reaching previously untapped populations around the world -- call it Public Diplomacy 2.0. While the potential progress is undeniable,...

The U.S. needs to approach Russia as it actually is: a declining power and a kleptocratic autocracy, not a country transitioning to democracy.

China has been a member of the World Trade Organization for almosttwo years but is still dragging its heels on fulfilling its WTOcommitments. Because it is clear that China will not change itsbehavior unless it faces credible prospects of retaliation,persuading it to comply with its WTO obligations will take acombination of economic leverage and diplomatic pressure.

For many years Adryana Aldeen has been a consultant on intergovernmental and public relations, networking, business marketing, Hispanic issues, and as an analyst, strategist and commentator on public policy and politics. Adryana has been listed as a Spanish-speaking expert at the top national conservative leadership organizations by the Media Research Center: MRC Latino in

To reverse America's declining image abroad, both public diplomacyand related international broadcasting agencies need a clear chainof command as well as adequate personnel and financial resources.

High on the to-do list of Undersecretary of State for Public Diplomacy Judith McHale is the creation of a national communications strategy.

President Bill Clinton has requested $6 billion in emergencysupplemental spending authority to fund U.S. military andhumanitarian programs in the Kosovo region.