The U.S. Advisory Commission on Public Diplomacy (ACPD) will hold a virtual public meeting from 12:00 p.m. to 1:30 p.m., Thursday, February 11, 2021.
In addition to showcasing the Commission's recently-published 2020 Comprehensive Annual Report on Public Diplomacy and International Broadcasting, the meeting will feature a panel of independent experts who will examine the challenges facing U.S. government public diplomacy in 2021 and beyond, including the long-term impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and growing authoritarian influence campaigns. Panelists include: Martha Bayles, Senior Lecturer in Humanities at Boston College; Kathy Fitzpatrick, Director of the Zimmerman School of Advertising and Mass Communications at the University of South Florida; and Jay Wang, Director of the USC Center on Public Diplomacy.
