About the Author: Katie Dowd serves as New Media Director at the U.S. Department of State.
Today, I am so excited to announce the arrival of a new State Department project called Opinion Space. Opinion Space is an innovative, interactive online tool we are launching in partnership with the University of Berkeley Center for New Media. Accessible to anyone around the world, Opinion Space solicits fresh perspectives on U.S. foreign policy and incorporates users' input into a creative visual display, based on the wisdom of crowds, to identify insightful ideas. You can find Opinion Space at www.state.gov/opinionspace. … more »
About the Author: Matthew Buffington serves as the Media Relations Officer for the Middle East and North Africa at the Washington Foreign Press Center.
On a Foreign Press Center (FPC) social media tour with 29 foreign journalists, Achilles Peklaris took on Washington, D.C. and San Francisco. Armed with only his iPhone, the "Village Voice of Athens," as Achilles is sometimes known, directed hard-hitting, poignant questions at U.S. government officials from the State Department, White House and Congress.
However, something funny happened in San Francisco. During a meeting with Facebook, Achilles' questions turned from blunt journalism to a testimonial about how the social media website Facebook changed his work. Not… more »
About the Author: Ruth Bennett serves as the Public Affairs Advisor for the Secretary's Office of Global Women's Issues (S/GWI).
First Lady Michelle Obama and Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton will host the annual International Women of Courage Awards on March 10, 2010, at 3:00 p.m. EST at the Department of State. You may watch the ceremony broadcast live here on DipNote or state.gov.
About the Author: Cheryl Benton serves as Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Public Affairs.
I recently met with the Public Leadership Education Network, a group of very talented and engaged college-aged professional women from across the country. Today marks International Women's Day, and I can't emphasize enough the importance of women globally as a cornerstone of U.S. foreign policy. This month we have really focused on making sure that we are informing and engaging every sector of civil society on global women's issues. But this is not limited to a day, or even a month, we work to engage the public every day of the year.
About the Author: Ambassador David T. Killion serves as U.S. Permanent Representative to UNESCO.
I was honored to attend the 12th annual L'Oreal-UNESCO awards ceremony for women in science hosted by UNESCO on Wednesday, March 3. Women scientists from Latin America, Asia, Europe, Africa and North America are nominated each year as laureates for their contributions to research and excellence in the sciences.
About the Author: Victor Marsh serves as a Foreign Service Officer at the U.S. Department of State.
On Tuesday (2/23/2010), I had the pleasure of meeting with an exciting group of 140 young people and some parents at Youth Ville Detroit, a community center located in the heart of my home town: Detroit, Michigan.
When I first began my presentation, I promised the young people that I would stand there until the very last question was answered. They made me keep my promise! After my 20 minute presentation, featuring pictures and some stories about life in Hong Kong as a U.S. diplomat, the students shot their hands into the air, asking questions about the career and my experiences in a session that… more »
About the Authors: Tiffany Smith Licciardi and Linda G. Green serve in the Office of eDiplomacy in the Bureau of Information Resource Management.
The work of the Department of State is global and requires coordination of effort from Washington, our diplomatic offices abroad, our colleagues in the foreign affairs community and partners around the world. One of the programs that has changed the way we do business in the past few years is Diplopedia, the Department of State's online collaborative encyclopedia of foreign affairs information. Like the Internet's Wikipedia, Diplopedia is a wiki. It aims to draw… more »
About the Author: Mark J. Davidson serves as Director of the Policy and Planning Staff for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs.
Last week, I became a regular on the last bus home, just before midnight. I didn't mind the long hours, though, because I was spending my time with a fun and talented group of people working on what we like to call 21st century diplomacy. I was part a diverse team that came together to ensure that people around the world could hear what Secretary Clinton had to say on Internet freedom.
In her major policy address last Thursday, Secretary Clinton said, “We need to work toward a world in which access to networks and information brings people closer together and expands… more »
Yesterday, Secretary Clinton marked her first year at the State Department. During a town hall for employees, the Secretary said, “We began with the idea of 'smart power' and the goal of elevating diplomacy and development and making them equal partners with defense. I'm pleased at how far we've come in doing that." Read the Secretary's full remarks here. more »
All of us at DipNote – Daniel Schaub, Eric Jones, Tamika Johnson, Jeff Jackson, David Helfenbein, Luke Forgerson, Katie Dowd, and all of the DipNote bloggers – wish you a happy and healthy new year! more »
I am a director of an new energy company in China, I want to know if can donate some mini solar panel for Haiti Children for teaching aid. If possible, please…
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I lived in the South West Pacific in 1965 for a year, Eniwetok, Marshall Islands 4 months, Nikinau, Gilbert Islands 5 months, American Samoa 3 months.…
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Assistant Secretary Crowley (Mar. 16): "Weâre going to show our commitment to the parties in the Middle East peace process. Thatâs what the American people expect us to do." Full Text» more »
Secretary Clinton (Mar 13): " is an example of what we call 21st century statecraft and an opportunity to extend our engagement ... directly to the people of the world." Media Note» more »
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