Professor of Public Diplomacy at USC. Author, most recently of Public Diplomacy: Foundations for Global Engagement in the Digital Age (Polity, 2019) He/Him/His.
Joined May 2009
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Glad to be included in this terrific anthology analyzing the #PublicDiplomacy of #SouthAfrica under Apartheid.
In a new "Meet the Author Q&A," Vedat Demir and Carola Richter of Freie Universität Berlin discuss their fascinating new book, The Public Diplomacy of Authoritarian Regimes.
🔗: uscpublicdiplomacy.org/story…
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There is still time to apply for our Summer Institute! Taking place July 12–24, 2026 on the USC campus, our signature, in-person training program is designed for mid-career professionals navigating today’s fast-moving public diplomacy landscape.
🔗: uscpublicdiplomacy.org/page/…
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Great discussion at PDCA's May First Monday Forum on "Diplomacy's Public Turn" — exploring diplomacy's future in a turbulent world. 🌍
Thanks to our speakers Vivian Walker, Kathy R. Fitzpatrick, Bruce Gregory & Nicholas Cull for their insights on US public diplomacy.
And a huge thank you to our outgoing Hans "Tom" Tuch Fellow, Lam Tran — we'll miss you! 🌟
In case you missed it, catch the full video on our YouTube channel: youtu.be/dpEDbxZJRKs?si=wtkj…
Photos courtesy of Bruce Guthrie
#PublicDiplomacy #Diplomacy #PDCA
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Glad to see that the U.S. will be at @expo_beograd an enduring forum for #PublicDiplomacy.
Just signed the participation agreement for @expo_beograd — the next iteration of the modern World’s Fair, to be held in Belgrade next summer.
The United States and Serbia have entered a new era of bilateral relations, and expo will be a great opportunity to highlight our friendship and commercial ties.
The theme of the expo is “Play for Humanity.” American companies, inventors, athletes and artists obviously excel here — and we look forward to partnering with and showcasing them.
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I was keen for commentary on HRH’s gift to POTUS from the author of the best book on diplomatic gifts @PaulBrummell. Here it is…
Apr 29
It follows in the tradition of another masterful #DiplomaticGift from the UK to the USA: the Resolute desk, a gift from Queen Victoria to President Rutherford Hayes in 1880, also finding a place in the Oval Office.
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It follows in the tradition of another masterful #DiplomaticGift from the UK to the USA: the Resolute desk, a gift from Queen Victoria to President Rutherford Hayes in 1880, also finding a place in the Oval Office.
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Apr 29
Absolutely, truly impeccable. Kudos to the official who came up with this idea, and found it. I honestly doubt that a gift given by one head of state has ever so genuinely delighted another. It won't look out of place on the mantelpiece of the Oval Office.
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27 Oct 2025
Quoted on #voiceofamerica in Sunday's New York Times: nytimes.com/2025/10/26/us/po…
VOA and its audiences deserve better that to be a political football.
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10 Jun 2025
US Pentagon orders 700 Marine Corps troops to Los Angeles as unrest spreads | South China Morning Post — @PublicDiplomacy Prof quoted… not a great moment for #reputationalsecurity or #softpower scmp.com/news/world/united-s…
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5 Jun 2025
Speaking out to @savevoanow — so shocked that this is happening to a vital element of US public diplomacy.
5 Jun 2025
The silencing of VOA is “un-American and outrageous”, says Nicolas Cull, historian, pioneer scholar and educator in the field of public diplomacy. He also warns about the dangers posed by VOA not communicating American ideals of press freedom around the world. #SaveVOA @NickCull
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5 Jun 2025
The silencing of VOA is “un-American and outrageous”, says Nicolas Cull, historian, pioneer scholar and educator in the field of public diplomacy. He also warns about the dangers posed by VOA not communicating American ideals of press freedom around the world. #SaveVOA @NickCull
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28 May 2025
Proud to be part of this excellent podcast on the crisis @VOANews. I do the history bit… Thanks @kirstimelville for the invite…
27 May 2025
@kirstimelville invited @pwidakuswara, Dr @NickCull and Dr Kate Wright to discuss the decision to dismantle the Voice of America, as well as the implications of this decision in the U.S. and globally.
abc.net.au/listen/programs/r…
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@kirstimelville invited @pwidakuswara, Dr @NickCull and Dr Kate Wright to discuss the decision to dismantle the Voice of America, as well as the implications of this decision in the U.S. and globally.
abc.net.au/listen/programs/r…
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28 May 2025
My attempt to push back against the proposed 93% cut to the U.S. cultural diplomacy budget… @GlobalTiesUS @MeridianIntl @StateIVLP and others
theconversation.com/the-hidd…
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22 May 2025
#AnnenbergQuoted: I made it into this Hollywood Reporter piece back when the tariff on non-US made film was the headline. The story was shorter-lived than my will to update X: hollywoodreporter.com/news/p…
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22 May 2025
So glad that the great music scholar Joe Horowitz and #UniversityofMichigan can conduct #culturaldiplomacy in South Africa. So sad that the State Department's version of this work is headed for a 93% budget cut
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20 Mar 2025
The end of @VOANews is a blow to freedom of the press…
19 Mar 2025
Eliminating VOA and its sister networks is a blow to press freedom, says coalition of watchdogs. @pressfreedom has more: cpj.org/2025/03/media-rights…
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17 Mar 2025
A sad day for @VOANews. We wouldn’t sit by if the marines or the carriers were treated this way. Imagine #WorldPressFreedomDay with the U.S. government treating its own this way.
16 Mar 2025
Today I was notified that I’m being fired from my job as a press freedom reporter at Voice of America.
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16 Mar 2025
Today I was notified that I’m being fired from my job as a press freedom reporter at Voice of America.
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