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Humor, humility, and, of course, honesty, all are qualities that work in public and cultural diplomacy.

~Cynthia P. Schneider

Topics: Course Cultural Diplomacy Honesty Humility Humor Public Qualities Work

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The power of protest depends not only on how many turn out, but also on what legislative, judicial, and civil society institutions exist to enact the will of those marching in the streets.

~Cynthia P. Schneider

Topics: Also Civil Civil Society Depends Enact Exist How Institutions Judicial Legislative Many Marching Only Out Power Protest Society Streets Those Turn Will

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If President Obama really means what he has said repeatedly about supporting the aspirations of the Egyptian people, then he will have to recognize that in Egypt today, as in America in 1963, that can mean opposing government policy.

~Cynthia P. Schneider

Topics: About America Aspirations Egypt Egyptian Government He Mean Means Obama Opposing People Policy President President Obama Really Recognize Repeatedly Said Supporting Then Today Will

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Washington was taken by surprise by the Egyptian revolution because policy experts focused too much on Mubarak and his government, and too little on the 'voice of the people.'

~Cynthia P. Schneider

Topics: Because Egyptian Experts Focused Government His Little Much People Policy Revolution Surprise Taken Too Too Much Voice Washington

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A free and democratic Arab world aligns with America's security interests.

~Cynthia P. Schneider

Topics: America Arab Arab World Democratic Free Interests Security World

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Richard Holbrooke is known for many things, but I will remember him as an impressive, sometimes even intimidating diplomat who understood the value of culture in diplomacy.

~Cynthia P. Schneider

Topics: Culture Diplomacy Diplomat Even Him Impressive Intimidating Known Many Remember Richard Sometimes Things Understood Value Who Will

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Measuring success in cultural diplomacy - the use of education, creative expression in any form, or people-to-people exchange to increase understanding across regions, cultures, or peoples - is challenging. How does one quantify changes in attitude, abandoning stereotypes, or feeling empathy as a result of a performance, a film, a book?

~Cynthia P. Schneider

Topics: Abandoning Across Any Attitude Book Challenging Changes Creative Cultural Cultures Diplomacy Does Education Empathy Exchange Expression Feeling Film Form How Increase Measuring People Performance Regions Result Stereotypes Success Understanding Use

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During his brilliant campaign, President Obama wove a powerful narrative about the American we all hope for. And that hope was grounded in a very powerful reality: President Obama's own inspiring life story.

~Cynthia P. Schneider

Topics: About American Brilliant Campaign Grounded His Hope Inspiring Life Life Story Narrative Obama Own Powerful President President Obama Reality Story Very

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Through the potent example of his own life, President Obama enabled us to believe the best about America, and, therefore, about ourselves. That uplifting narrative - essentially equating the promise of America with his extraordinary life story - swept candidate Obama into the presidency.

~Cynthia P. Schneider

Topics: About America Believe Best Candidate Essentially Example Extraordinary His Life Life Story Narrative Obama Ourselves Own Potent Presidency President President Obama Promise Story Swept Therefore Through Uplifting Us

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The most successful cultural diplomacy strategy integrates people-to-people or arts/culture/media-to-people interactions into the basic business of diplomacy. The programs in Afghanistan, Egypt, and Iran all contribute to core goals of U.S. policy in those countries.

~Cynthia P. Schneider

Topics: Afghanistan Basic Business Contribute Core Countries Cultural Diplomacy Egypt Goals Interactions Iran Most Policy Programs Strategy Successful Those

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Diplomat

Born: August 16th, 1953

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