[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 120 (Wednesday, June 22, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 36612-36613]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-15628]


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 DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice 7474]


U.S. Advisory Commission on Public Diplomacy; Notice of Meeting

    The U.S. Advisory Commission on Public Diplomacy will hold a public 
meeting from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. on July 12, 2011, at the Capitol 
Visitor's Center, room SVC 203-02.
    The meeting will include discussions on funding public diplomacy 
and the Smith-Mundt Act. The Commission welcomes commentary from 
subject matter experts from several organizations, including the State 
Department, the Broadcasting Board of Governors, the Congress, and the 
public on this and other relevant topics.
    This meeting is open to the public, Members and staff of Congress, 
the State Department, Defense Department, the media, and other 
governmental and non-governmental organizations. To attend or request 
further information, contact the Commission at (202) 203-7463 or 
[email protected] by 3 p.m. on July 11, 2011. Please arrive for 
the meeting at least 15 minutes early to allow for a prompt meeting 
start.
    The U.S. Advisory Commission on Public Diplomacy is charged with 
appraising U.S. Government activities intended to understand, inform, 
and influence foreign publics. The Commission formulates and recommends 
to the President, the Secretary of State, and Members of Congress, 
policies and programs to carry out the public diplomacy functions 
vested in the State Department, Broadcasting Board of Governors and 
other government entities. The Commission may submit reports to the 
Congress, the President, and the Secretary of State on public diplomacy 
programs and activities. The Commission makes reports available to the 
public in the United States and abroad to develop a better 
understanding of and support for public diplomacy programs. These 
reports are subject to the approval of the Chairperson, in consultation 
with the Executive Director.
    The Commission consists of seven members appointed by the 
President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. The 
members of the Commission shall represent the public interest and shall 
be selected from a cross section of educational, communications, 
cultural, scientific, technical, public service, labor, business, and 
professional backgrounds. Not more than four members shall be from any 
one political party. The President designates a member to chair the 
Commission.
    The current members of the Commission are: Mr. William Hybl of 
Colorado, Chairman; Ambassador Lyndon Olson of Texas, Vice Chairman; 
Mr. Jay Snyder of New York; Ambassador Penne Korth-Peacock of Texas; 
Ms. Lezlee Westine of Virginia;

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and, Mr. Sim Farar of California. The seventh seat on the Commission is 
currently vacant.
    The following individual has been nominated to the Commission but 
awaits Senate confirmation as of this writing: Anne Wedner of Illinois. 
Ms. Wedner will replace Mr. Jay Snyder on the Commission.
    The Commission was established under Section 604 of the United 
States Information and Educational Exchange Act of 1948, commonly known 
as the Smith-Mundt Act, as amended (22 U.S.C. 1469) and Section 8 of 
Reorganization Plan Numbered 2 of 1977. The U.S. Advisory Commission on 
Public Diplomacy is authorized by Public Law 101-246 (2009), 22 U.S.C. 
6553, and has been further authorized through September 20, 2011.

    Dated: June 15, 2011.
Matthew C. Armstrong,
Executive Director, Department of State.
[FR Doc. 2011-15628 Filed 6-21-11; 8:45 am]
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