Tools For Cultural Diplomacy
Diplomatic Understanding
Partnerships
Both the United States and other countries have made use of the arts to promote cultural diplomacy. Activities such as Movies, Painting, and theater, ballet and music. Exhibitions such as Fairs, Events, Technology, hobbies, Sporting events, etc. can help to promote American customs, manners, and our popular culture. Big or small it is a chance to teach others about our history and our ideas.
Shared Interests
Although there are many forms of diplomacy, they all share tools in common. It is important to use a set of tools or skills whenever you are at a negotiation table or want to have the ability to understand the other person’s country’s perspective on the issue, plus, the cultural aspects and interests of the other countries’ needs and desires.
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Types Of Cultural Diplomacy
Cultural Diplomacy
public diplomacy and soft power that includes the “exchange of ideas, information, art, language and other aspects of culture among nations and their peoples in order to foster mutual understanding
Economic Diplomacy
Economic diplomacy is a form of diplomacy. Economic diplomacy is the use of the full spectrum economic tools of a state to achieve its national interests.
Public Diplomacy
public diplomacy is any of the various government-sponsored efforts aimed at communicating directly with foreign publics to establish a dialogue.
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Programs
Educational programs can incorporate around the world our ideas, our way of life, and exchange with others through establishing universities and dispatching educators to teach and educate.American Study programs, Conferences, Scholarships, such as Fulbright Scholarships
Communications
Broadcasting traditionally has been very successful to convey ideas to other countries.America Connected TV “Get Connected” is an unfiltered way of distributing information and ideas to foreign audiences that perhaps have their media access restricted.
Literature
literature such as newsletters, brochures, posters relay information and education and are effective ways to convey ideas, culture and understanding.
Offering
Gifts are a sign of thoughtfulness, respect and care about others. The effects of gift giving are long lasting.
Language
Language exposure to English allows other countries to watch our movies, read our literature, and other media. It is important to learn each other’s language to understand each others cultures. From this understanding, Tourism, commercial and cultural relations, and ultimately political relations will develop.
reciprocity
Promotion of Ideas through listening to others, expressing interest and respect, are elementary buy extremely important. Making an effort to understand others perspectives goes a long way. In America we teach the inalienable rights of the individual, checks and balances, the rule of law, political and economic liberty, and our Founders view that there is a need for government and also limits on government, the freedoms of speech, freedom of religion, and other ideas central to our political culture.