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U.S. Advisory Commission on Public
Diplomacy; Notice of Meeting
The U.S. Advisory Commission on
Public Diplomacy will hold a public
meeting from 10:00 a.m. until 11:30
a.m., Tuesday, September 16, 2014 in
SVC 209–08 on the Senate Side of the
Capitol Visitor’s Center at First St. SE.,
Washington, DC 20515.
The meeting’s topic will be on
‘‘Evaluating Public Diplomacy and
International Broadcasting’s Impact’’
and will announce findings from the
Commission’s six-month deep dive into
the research designs, processes and
structures in place for research and
evaluation at the U.S. Department of
State and the Broadcasting Board of
Governors. This is the first major report
the Commission has released since
2010. The meeting will feature
contributors to the report, including
Sean Aday, Associate Professor at The
George Washington University; Amelia
Arsenault, Assistant Professor at Georgia
State University; Craig Hayden,
Assistant Professor at American
University; and Shawn Powers,
Assistant Professor at Georgia State
University. Official representatives who
focus on research and evaluation in
public diplomacy and international
broadcasting will also be in attendance.
This meeting is open to the public,
Members and staff of Congress, the State
Department, Defense Department, the
media, and other governmental and
non-governmental organizations. To
attend and make any requests for
reasonable accommodation, email
pdcommission@state.gov by 5 p.m. on
Thursday, September 11, 2014. Please
arrive for the meeting by 9:45 a.m. to
allow for a prompt meeting start.
The United States Advisory
Commission on Public Diplomacy
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appraises U.S. Government activities
intended to understand, inform, and
influence foreign publics. The Advisory
Commission may conduct studies,
inquiries, and meetings, as it deems
necessary. It may assemble and
disseminate information and issue
reports and other publications, subject
to the approval of the Chairperson, in
consultation with the Executive
Director. The Advisory Commission
may undertake foreign travel in pursuit
of its studies and coordinate, sponsor, or
oversee projects, studies, events, or
other activities that it deems desirable
and necessary in fulfilling its functions.
The Commission consists of seven
members appointed by the President, by
and with the advice and consent of the
Senate. The members of the
Commission shall represent the public
interest and shall be selected from a
cross section of educational,
communications, cultural, scientific,
technical, public service, labor,
business, and professional backgrounds.
Not more than four members shall be
from any one political party. The
President designates a member to chair
the Commission.
The current members of the
Commission are: Mr. William Hybl of
Colorado, Chairman; Ambassador
Lyndon Olson of Texas, Vice Chairman;
Mr. Sim Farar of California, Vice
Chairman; Ambassador Penne KorthPeacock of Texas; Ms. Lezlee Westine of
Virginia; and Anne Terman Wedner of
Illinois. One seat on the Commission is
currently vacant.
The following individual has been
nominated to the Commission but
awaits Senate confirmation as of this
writing: Alfredo Balsera of Florida.
To request further information about
the meeting or the U.S. Advisory
Commission on Public Diplomacy, you
may contact its Executive Director,
Katherine Brown, at BrownKA4@
state.gov.
Dated: August 21, 2014.
Katherine Brown,
Executive Director, Department of State.
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Dated: August 19, 2014.
Richard W. Hartman, II,
Executive Director, International Security
Advisory Board, U.S. Department of State.
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DEPARTMENT OF STATE
[Public Notice 8852]
U.S. Advisory Commission on Public Diplomacy; Notice of Meeting
The U.S. Advisory Commission on Public Diplomacy will hold a public
meeting from 10:00 a.m. until 11:30 a.m., Tuesday, September 16, 2014
in SVC 209-08 on the Senate Side of the Capitol Visitor's Center at
First St. SE., Washington, DC 20515.
The meeting's topic will be on ``Evaluating Public Diplomacy and
International Broadcasting's Impact'' and will announce findings from
the Commission's six-month deep dive into the research designs,
processes and structures in place for research and evaluation at the
U.S. Department of State and the Broadcasting Board of Governors. This
is the first major report the Commission has released since 2010. The
meeting will feature contributors to the report, including Sean Aday,
Associate Professor at The George Washington University; Amelia
Arsenault, Assistant Professor at Georgia State University; Craig
Hayden, Assistant Professor at American University; and Shawn Powers,
Assistant Professor at Georgia State University. Official
representatives who focus on research and evaluation in public
diplomacy and international broadcasting will also be in attendance.
This meeting is open to the public, Members and staff of Congress,
the State Department, Defense Department, the media, and other
governmental and non-governmental organizations. To attend and make any
requests for reasonable accommodation, email pdcommission@state.gov by
5 p.m. on Thursday, September 11, 2014. Please arrive for the meeting
by 9:45 a.m. to allow for a prompt meeting start.
The United States Advisory Commission on Public Diplomacy appraises
U.S. Government activities intended to understand, inform, and
influence foreign publics. The Advisory Commission may conduct studies,
inquiries, and meetings, as it deems necessary. It may assemble and
disseminate information and issue reports and other publications,
subject to the approval of the Chairperson, in consultation with the
Executive Director. The Advisory Commission may undertake foreign
travel in pursuit of its studies and coordinate, sponsor, or oversee
projects, studies, events, or other activities that it deems desirable
and necessary in fulfilling its functions.
The Commission consists of seven members appointed by the
President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. The
members of the Commission shall represent the public interest and shall
be selected from a cross section of educational, communications,
cultural, scientific, technical, public service, labor, business, and
professional backgrounds. Not more than four members shall be from any
one political party. The President designates a member to chair the
Commission.
The current members of the Commission are: Mr. William Hybl of
Colorado, Chairman; Ambassador Lyndon Olson of Texas, Vice Chairman;
Mr. Sim Farar of California, Vice Chairman; Ambassador Penne Korth-
Peacock of Texas; Ms. Lezlee Westine of Virginia; and Anne Terman
Wedner of Illinois. One seat on the Commission is currently vacant.
The following individual has been nominated to the Commission but
awaits Senate confirmation as of this writing: Alfredo Balsera of
Florida.
To request further information about the meeting or the U.S.
Advisory Commission on Public Diplomacy, you may contact its Executive
Director, Katherine Brown, at BrownKA4@state.gov.
Dated: August 21, 2014.
Katherine Brown,
Executive Director, Department of State.
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