| U.S. Diplomacy in the Age of Facebook and Twitter: An Address on 21st Century Statecraft -- A Discussion
Ross, Alec (speaker); Lord, Kristin M. (discussant) ; Piccone, Ted (moderator)
Brookings Institution, December 17, 2009, online edition, 48p (PDF)
"The current revolution in communications technologies and the emergence of new media platforms are transforming the practice of American foreign policy. Today’s diplomats are seeking ways to exploit new tools such as social media, short message service (SMS), and other mobile applications on the more than 4.6 billion mobile phones in use around the world. To respond to this changing environment, the U.S. State Department, under the leadership of Secretary Hillary Clinton, is exploring new avenues in 21st century statecraft, seeking to maximize the potential of these technologies in service of America’s diplomatic and development goals."
Alec Ross is senior advisor for Innovation, United States Department of State. Kristin M. Lord is the nonresident senior fellow at the Brookings Institution and the vice President and director of studies at Center for a New American Security. Theodore Piccone is the senior fellow and deputy director, Foreign Policy at the Brookings Institution.
Go to the report at:
http://www.brookings.edu/~/media/Files/events/2009/1217_digital_tools_diplomacy/20091217_diplomacy.pdf
C7/01-10. Posted January 29, 2010
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