Posted by
Marks.mp on Saturday, April 21, 2007 12:45:05 AM
Public Diplomacy
My Fellow Americans,
Never before in U.S. history has its image been at such a crucial state of affairs. During the Cold War years the U.S. funded such programs as the German Marshal Plan to help rebuild Europe after the Second World War. As well as broadcast Voice of America to the Communist Countries in Eastern Europe. These programs contributed a great deal in promoting Americas democratic values all over the communist regains of the world. Now that America is in a very unpopular war, little attention has been given to public diplomacy programs. America now must work to improve its image abroad, or it could forever remain a county at risk. One of the best ways to improve its image abroad would be through a new global diplomacy corps, much like the German Marshal Plan. This program would send newly minted doctors to poor and needed nations to provide medical and humanitarian assitance. This would change the kind of reaction the rest of the world has to America,
Meyer Marks,
Maryland Congressional Dist 8
Restoring Americas Democracy back to the Peaple