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.