[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 219 (Wednesday, November 15, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 52963-52964]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-24725]


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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice 10200]


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

    The U.S. Advisory Commission on Public Diplomacy will hold a public 
meeting from 10:00 a.m. until 11:30 p.m., Friday, December 8, 2017, at 
the Russell Senate Office Building 385 (2 Constitution Ave. NE., 
Washington, DC 20002).
    The public meeting will address the future of public diplomacy 
training. The session will include presentations from leaders in public 
diplomacy education and professional development from the Foreign 
Service Institute, as well as other experts.
    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. An RSVP is required. 
To attend and make any requests for reasonable accommodation, email 
Michelle Bowen at [email protected] by 5 p.m. on Wednesday, December 
6, 2017. Please arrive for the meeting by 9:45 a.m. to allow for a 
prompt start.

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    Since 1948, the U.S. Advisory Commission on Public Diplomacy has 
represented the public interest by overseeing the United States 
government's international information, media, cultural, and 
educational exchange programs. The Commission is a bipartisan and 
independent body created by Congress to recommend policies and programs 
in support of U.S. government efforts to inform and influence foreign 
publics. It is mandated by law to assess the work of the State 
Department and to report its findings and recommendations to the 
President, the Congress, the Secretary of State, and the American 
people.
    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 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. Sim Farar of 
California, Chairman; Mr. William Hybl of Colorado, Vice Chairman; 
Ambassador Penne Korth-Peacock of Texas; Anne Terman Wedner of 
Illinois; and Ms. Georgette Mosbacher of New York. Two seats on the 
Commission are currently vacant.
    To request further information about the meeting or the U.S. 
Advisory Commission on Public Diplomacy, contact the Executive 
Director, Dr. Shawn Powers, at 202-632-6382 or [email protected].

Shawn Powers,
Executive Director, Advisory Commission on Public Diplomacy, Department 
of State.
[FR Doc. 2017-24725 Filed 11-14-17; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 4710-45-P