Cultural Diplomacy? Too little too late?

Many pundits have argued that the Bush administration squandered the global goodwill expressed toward the U.S. in the months following September 11, 2001 by countering international opinion and invading the sovereign nation of Iraq. In what is viewed by many as an effort to rekindle this goodwill, First Lady Laura Bush recently announced a Global Cultural Initiative to “enhance and expand America
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Many pundits have argued that the Bush administration squandered the global goodwill expressed toward the U.S. in the months following September 11, 2001 by countering international opinion and invading the sovereign nation of Iraq. In what is viewed by many as an effort to rekindle this goodwill, First Lady Laura Bush recently announced a Global Cultural Initiative to “enhance and expand America’s Cultural Diplomacy efforts.”

The initiative is the work of the U.S. State Department, which is teaming with both public and private organizations to coordinate, enhance, and expand cultural outreach efforts.

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Howard Emanuel
About the Author
As an actor, Howard Emanuel has appeared across the USA in regional theatres ranging from The Paper Mill Playhouse and The Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey to the Pittsburgh Civic Light Opera and Houston's Theatre Under The Stars. As a playwright, he has recently completed his first full-length work, Last Supper. As a novelist, his urban fiction manuscript, Naked Angels, is currently being shopped to various publishing houses. He is currently hard at work on his second and third plays. He holds a B.F.A. in Acting from New York University, Tisch School of the Arts.