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Back Issues of PDAA Today

Back issues of PDAA Today, PDAA’s quarterly print newsletter are now online and available for download.

POSTPONED: Public Diplomacy & COVID-19 Focus of April “First Monday”

This program has been postponed.

With concerns about the spread of COVID-19 rising rapidly, we have changed the order of First Monday programs. The April 6 First Monday will feature a panel on Public Diplomacy and COVID-19. Speakers at the panel will include Kia Henry and Mike Zeltakalns; PDAA Vice President Joan Mower will moderate.

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POSTPONED: First Monday Program to Focus on Presenting Public Diplomacy at the National Museum of American Diplomacy

May’s First Monday program on May 4 will feature a panel discussion on the projected presentation of public diplomacy at the National Museum of American Diplomacy (NMAD). The program will take place at the museum, 330 21st Street NW, Washington, DC 20006, beginning at noon.

A panel discussion will feature Deputy Director of […]

POSTPONED: Annual Awards Brunch Set for May 3: Leadership and Results This Year’s Focus

PDAA’s annual awards brunch, an occasion to celebrate excellence and innovation in public diplomacy while enjoying fine cuisine and the company of friends, is scheduled for Sun., May 3, at Washington’s Army and Navy Club at noon.

Natella Svistunova, Public Affairs Officer, Embassy Belmopan, accompanied by Jon Piechowski, Deputy Assistant Secretary […]

First Monday – “Faces of Exchange: 80 Years of the International Visitor Leadership Program”

With more than 225,000 alumni, the U.S. Department of State’s International Visitor Leadership Program (IVLP) is celebrating its 80th anniversary in 2020. On Monday, March 2, a panel will examine the impact of this important public diplomacy tool as well as look ahead to the program’s future.

The panelists will include:

His Excellency Pjer Šimunović, […]

Updated: Feb. 24 Program to Focus on The Power of Public Diplomacy: Leading Today’s Challenges. The First Three Feet

Ambassador Jean Manes (L) will speak at the February 24 PDAA luncheon.

(Updated 2/12/20) Ambassador Jean Manes will speak at the Mon., Feb. 24, 2020, PDAA luncheon. She will focus on the challenges facing today’s public diplomacy practitioners.

Manes is currently the deputy to the commander and foreign affairs advisor at U.S. […]

The State of State: Issues Facing the Foreign Service Today

You are invited to join the next First Monday lunch forum on December 2, The State of State: Issues Facing the Foreign Service Today, featuring Ambassador Eric Rubin, President of the American Foreign Service Association (AFSA).

AFSA President Eric Rubin

The forum starts at 12:00 pm and takes place at George Washington University’s […]