It was another one of those recommendations from the 9-11 Commission that was all over the news for months. President Bush even brought one of his most trusted confidants, Karen Hughes out of retirement to head up the effort at the State Department to help market Brand America worldwide. But public diplomacy is something you just don’t hear much about these days. It’s not entirely missing from the presidential race though, because our two major candidates both claim that they will repair the frayed relationships between the US and its most important allies. We thought the issue of America’s tarnished image overseas was worth looking at. This story aired today.
Related to all this of course is the financial turmoil playing out on Wall Street, one of America’s most important connections to the rest of the world. It’s early, but what’s doing in that regard?
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belshaw // 18 September 2008, 6:36am at 6:36 am |
It is sad that the US standing worldwide has sank to the point of ridicule. Canada however is still respected despite Harper. Perhaps it’s related to invading countries that never provided a real threat to us…us being north america.
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