Strengthening America's Dialogue with the World

The Public Diplomacy Council of America is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) association of professionals and scholars promoting excellence in the professional practice, academic study, and advocacy for public diplomacy.

Our work

  • Honors practitioners’ achievements;
  • Helps members stay in touch and keep current with issues and new developments in global communications;
  • Mentors and trains professionals in this rapidly changing field;
  • Promotes understanding of the increasingly important public dimension of statecraft and;
  • Generates support for America’s global engagement.

Latest News

Cultural & Public Diplomacy in a Changing World

Join us August 19 at 5:00 p.m. at George Washington University where PDCA Board Member Nicholas J. Cull and Pete Milwood will present their winning works that received the inaugural...

2026 U.S. Sports Diplomacy Award

PDCA is soliciting nominations for a special award that will recognize the efforts of one or more communities that hosted World Cup games and/or World Cup teams during the 2026 competition....

August 3: Middle East Broadcasting Networks' New Direction

Please join PDCA on Monday, August 3, from noon to 1:00 p.m. at the George Washington University Elliott School of International Affairs for a conversation with Dr. Jeffrey Gedmin,...

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Member Views

UFC: Tailor-made for Diplomacy, by Beatrice Camp

“It’s hard to envision the UFC fighters featured at the White House slug-fest on June 14 fitting the department’s description of Sports Envoys as ‘community-oriented...

The Ticket Was Never Enough, by Naseem Qader

Omar Artun, the first World Cup referee from Somalia, was rejected by U.S. immigration authorities and sent back home. U.S. restrictions on travel by fans, journalists, and even referees...

Adam Powell, Seen and Unseen, by Joe Johnson

Adam Clayton Powell III, a distinguished member of PDCA, imparts a key life lesson in his new Substack column, Seen and Unseen.

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