During his brilliant campaign, President Obama wove a powerful narrative about the American we all hope for. And that hope was grounded in a very powerful reality: President Obama's own inspiring life story. — Cynthia P. Schneider Copy Share Image
Through the potent example of his own life, President Obama enabled us to believe the best about America, and, therefore, about ourselves. That uplifting narrative - essentially equating the promise of America with his extraordinary life story - swept candidate… — Cynthia P. Schneider Copy Share Image
The most successful cultural diplomacy strategy integrates people-to-people or arts/culture/media-to-people interactions into the basic business of diplomacy. The programs in Afghanistan, Egypt, and Iran… — Cynthia P. Schneider Copy Share Image
If President Obama really means what he has said repeatedly about supporting the aspirations of the Egyptian people, then he will have to recognize… — Cynthia P. Schneider Copy Share Image
A free and democratic Arab world aligns with America's security interests. — Cynthia P. Schneider Copy Share Image
Measuring success in cultural diplomacy - the use of education, creative expression in any form, or people-to-people exchange to increase understanding across regions, cultures,… — Cynthia P. Schneider Copy Share Image
Washington was taken by surprise by the Egyptian revolution because policy experts focused too much on Mubarak and his government, and too little on… — Cynthia P. Schneider Copy Share Image
Richard Holbrooke is known for many things, but I will remember him as an impressive, sometimes even intimidating diplomat who understood the value of… — Cynthia P. Schneider Copy Share Image
During his brilliant campaign, President Obama wove a powerful narrative about the American we all hope for. And that hope was grounded in a… — Cynthia P. Schneider Copy Share Image
Humor, humility, and, of course, honesty, all are qualities that work in public and cultural diplomacy. — Cynthia P. Schneider Copy Share Image
Through the potent example of his own life, President Obama enabled us to believe the best about America, and, therefore, about ourselves. That uplifting… — Cynthia P. Schneider Copy Share Image
The power of protest depends not only on how many turn out, but also on what legislative, judicial, and civil society institutions exist to… — Cynthia P. Schneider Copy Share Image
