In government,industry, diplomacy -- in most anything those who understand the nuts and bolts are the most important.

VOA: special.2009.11.01

For the United States, one of the most successful public diplomacy efforts of the late twentieth century was the Jazz Ambassadors programs.

VOA: special.2010.06.21

But the fifty-two pages also talk about the importance of diplomacy, development and coalition-building to reach policy goals.

VOA: special.2010.05.29

She introduced a new program for young people to work with American embassies to create "digital diplomacy".

VOA: special.2009.06.05

"It is a lesson to many countries to open up and have far more cultural exchange and make that a priority for diplomacy.

VOA: special.2010.06.21

Mister Rockower is a graduate student of public diplomacy at the University of Southern California.

VOA: special.2009.11.20

State Department official Maura Pally says cultural diplomacy remains extremely important in the world today.

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"Cultural diplomacy offers us a unique way to connect with people that we otherwise wouldn't.

VOA: special.2010.06.21

Nick Cullen is a professor of public diplomacy at the University of Southern California.

VOA: special.2009.11.20

President Obama says he is trying to reach out to the Iranians with diplomacy.

VOA: special.2009.05.23

This week on our program, we look at musical diplomacy, past and present.

VOA: special.2010.06.21

An exhibit launched in Washington looks back at this exercise in musical diplomacy.

VOA: special.2010.06.21

She says cultural diplomacy should be used as a model for international relations.

VOA: special.2010.06.21

So they can often be effective instruments of public diplomacy.

VOA: special.2010.06.21

"We cannot have a militarized model of diplomacy and development and expect to be successful in making our case on all these other issues that we engage with governments on."

VOA: special.2010.05.29

In diplomacy,the chief ministers are unquestionably important in negotiations.

VOA: special.2009.11.01

This was the surprise announcement Friday from Oslo,Norway "The Norwegian Nobel Committee has decided that the Nobel Peace Prize for two thousand nine is to be awarded to President Barack Obama for his extraordinary efforts to strengthen international diplomacy and cooperation between peoples."

VOA: special.2009.10.10

But Israel has warned time and again that if diplomacy fails, it might launch a pre-emptive strike on Iran's nuclear facilities.

VOA: standard.2009.12.28

But earlier this month, the Indian government said it will launch a new round of "quiet diplomacy" with Kashmiri separatists.

VOA: standard.2009.10.28

Secretary of State Clinton said the United States agreed with Russia it was important to pursue diplomacy toward Iran.

VOA: standard.2009.10.13

"Multilateral diplomacy has regained a central position, with emphasis on the role that the United Nations and other international institutions can play.

VOA: standard.2009.10.09

I may be open to a sanctions bill in the future but at this moment we need to give diplomacy a chance."

VOA: standard.2009.10.28

But he said there is still time to try to avoid that through sanctions and diplomacy.

VOA: standard.2009.12.12

Brennan said the approach can be seen in President Obama's personal diplomacy, especially in his speech to the Muslim community in Cairo this year.

VOA: standard.2009.08.06

Dan Plesch,director of the Centre for International Studies and Diplomacy at London's School of Oriental and African Studies, says the interview was a major gaffe.

VOA: standard.2010.06.22