2003 - Changing Minds, Winning Peace: A New Strategic Direction for US Public Diplomacy in the Arab & Muslim World
Commission Member
- Harold C. Pachios
Non-Commission Members
- Edward P. Djerejian, chairman
- David M. Abshire
- Stephen P. Cohen, PhD.
- Diana Lady Dougan
- Mamoun Fandy
- James K. Glassman
- Malik M. Hasan, MD
- Farhad Kazemi, PhD
- Judith Milestone
- George R. Salem
- Shibley Telhami, PhD
- John Zogby
- Christopher Ross
- Nina Delorenzo
Summary
The Group recommended a new strategic direction for public diplomacy efforts that matches the U.S. approach to national defense. These recommendations include a new operating process incorporating structural changes to the organization of the White House, the National Security Council interagency process, and the State Department; a presidential directive to all relevant governmental agencies emphasizing the importance of public diplomacy in advancing U.S. interests; additional staff with language skills dedicated to issues of the Arab and Muslim world; programs in support of English language training; and the expansion of the American Corners program and a new initiative called the American Knowledge Library.