Public Engagement Programs
This type of event brings American musicians, dancers, and artists to perform and engage with local communities abroad.
What is a cultural exchange?
This program is a flagship initiative that provides opportunities for U.S. and foreign citizens to engage in academic exchange in the U.S.
What is the Fulbright Program?
This type of media tool, often managed by public diplomacy sections, provides a direct line of communication to the public through press releases and interviews.
What is a media statement or press briefing?
This type of partnership often involves collaboration with local NGOs or educational institutions to promote shared goals in areas like education, entrepreneurship, and civic engagement.
What is a public-private partnership?
This social media platform, known for its brevity, is widely used by U.S. Embassies to engage with young audiences worldwide.
What is X (formerly known as Twitter)?
This flagship U.S. cultural program, run by the Department of State, invites international musicians to tour the U.S., creating cross-cultural connections.
What is American Music Abroad?
This exchange program is specifically for students pursuing careers in government, offering international study opportunities.
What is the Critical Language Scholarship (CLS) Program?
These media programs like VOA, is funded by the U.S. government, are aimed at providing news and information to audiences in countries where free media may not be available
What are the U.S. Agency for Global Media (USAGM) programs?
This grant program funds public diplomacy activities that promote mutual understanding between the U.S. and foreign countries.
What is the U.S. Embassy Small Grants Program?
This form of digital outreach often involves live discussions or Q&A sessions with U.S. officials, streamed online to engage foreign audiences.
What is a Facebook Live or Instagram Live?
These centers, often supported by Public Diplomacy Sections, serve as hubs for local communities to engage with American culture and education.
What are American Spaces?
This youth exchange program gives high school students the opportunity to live with host families and attend school abroad.
What is the Youth Exchange and Study (YES) Program?
This term refers to a media tour where U.S. Embassy officials or diplomats visit local media outlets to discuss U.S. policies or programs.
What is a media roadshow?
A GOR is the acronym for this individual, who manages and oversees the use of grant funds to ensure compliance with U.S. government rules and objectives.
What is a Grant Officer Representative?
This digital tool is essential for Public Diplomacy teams to track and analyze the impact of their social media campaigns and online engagement.
What is social media analytics?
This program, named after a famous U.S. jazz musician, promotes mutual understanding by sending U.S. jazz artists overseas.
What is the Jazz Ambassadors program?
This program allows emerging leaders from across the world to spend time in the U.S., gaining skills and experiences that help them effect change in their communities.
What is the Mandela Washington Fellowship for Young African Leaders?
This term refers to misleading or biased information spread to influence public opinion, which public diplomacy often seeks to counter.
What is disinformation?
Public diplomacy sections often partner with these organizations to implement programs that strengthen democratic governance, human rights, and rule of law.
What are NGOs (Non-Governmental Organizations)?
This term describes the use of digital tools and social media by governments to communicate and build relationships with foreign publics.
What is digital diplomacy?
This initiative connects cultural leaders from different countries to collaborate on artistic projects and share cultural practices.
What is the International Visitor Leadership Program (IVLP) for Cultural Professionals?
This competitive program supports professionals in specific fields such as entrepreneurship and leadership, providing fellowships and immersive study in the U.S.
What is the Humphrey Fellowship Program?
This media tool provides real-time updates and helps public diplomacy teams address rumors or concerns about U.S. policy during emergencies or crises.
What are crisis communication platforms?
This type of grant supports artists, musicians, and other cultural practitioners in collaborative projects that promote cross-cultural exchange.
What is a cultural diplomacy grant?
These online campaigns are often used to counter disinformation or malign narratives by providing accurate information and encouraging critical thinking.
What are counter-disinformation campaigns?