[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 161 (Tuesday, August 24, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 47363-47364]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-18212]


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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice: 11509]


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

    The U.S. Advisory Commission on Public Diplomacy (ACPD) will hold a 
virtual public meeting from 12:00 p.m. until 1:30 p.m., Friday, 
September 17, 2021. The meeting, ``USAGM--Back to the Future?'' will 
focus on public diplomacy and International Broadcasting. A panel of 
experts will discuss the nature and function of public-funded 
international media.
    This meeting is open to the public, including the media and members 
and staff of governmental and non-governmental organizations. To obtain 
the web conference link and password please register here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/usagm-back-to-the-future-tickets-166807195813. To 
request reasonable accommodation, please email ACPD Program Assistant

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Kristy Zamary at [email protected]. Please send any request for 
reasonable accommodation no later than September 8, 2021. Requests 
received after that date will be considered but might not be possible 
to fulfill. Attendees should plan to enter the web conference waiting 
room by 11:50 a.m. to allow for a prompt start.
    Since 1948, the ACPD has been charged with appraising activities 
intended to understand, inform, and influence foreign publics and to 
increase the understanding of, and support for, these same activities. 
The ACPD conducts research that provides honest assessments of public 
diplomacy efforts, and disseminates findings through reports, white 
papers, and other publications. It also holds public symposiums that 
generate informed discussions on public diplomacy issues and events. 
The Commission reports to the President, Secretary of State, and 
Congress and is supported by the Office of the Under Secretary of State 
for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs.
    For more information on the U.S. Advisory Commission on Public 
Diplomacy, please visit https://www.state.gov/bureaus-offices/under-secretary-for-public-diplomacy-and-public-affairs/united-states-advisory-commission-on-public-diplomacy/, or contact Executive Director 
Vivian S. Walker at [email protected] or Senior Advisor Deneyse 
Kirkpatrick at [email protected].

Vivian S. Walker,
Executive Director, U.S. Advisory Commission on Public Diplomacy, 
Department of State.
[FR Doc. 2021-18212 Filed 8-23-21; 8:45 am]
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