“Nanny” State Public Diplomacy

September 5th, 2008   by Craig Hayden  |  1 Comment

by Craig Hayden

Fran Drescher has been named a new representative for U.S. public diplomacy. Ms. Drescher is an outspoken advocate for people living with cancer, and thus no stranger to public health campaigns. How might this translate into public diplomacy? Who knows? Did Cal Ripken and Michelle Kwan resonate with foreign publics? I don’t have much to say about this, other than perhaps I need a better agent. Or maybe U.S. public diplomacy is nearing a shark-jumping moment.

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  1. Alan says:

    November 5th, 2008at 7:34 pm(#)

    Impressa:) or as a Portuguese, vpechatlilso!

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