Should leaders tweet personally?
Channel: Twiplomacy
Date: 2014-03-24

Should ambassadors and political leaders tweet personally? And if they do, how do they find the time? Can their staff tweet for them? What are the tips and tricks for successful personal tweets?

Watch this panel discussion recorded on 24 March 2014, with some of the most active "twiplomats"  including*: 
Nicola Clase, Swedish Ambassador to the UK, 
Tom Fletcher, UK Ambassador to Lebanon, 
Andreas Sandre, Press and Public Affairs Officer at Embassy of Italy, Washington, DC, 
Charlotta Ozaki Macias, ‎Head of Communication, Swedish Foreign Ministry, 
Martha McLean, Deputy Director, Online communications, Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development, Canada, 
Andrew Stroehlein, European Media Director, Human Rights Watch, 
Róisín Traynor, Online Editor, International Crisis Group.

The discussion will be moderated by Matthias Lüfkens, Digital Practice Leader EMEA, Burson-Marsteller.

The tweets sent during the discussion are collated here: http://sfy.co/adFn

Here are other must watch videos about #DigitalDiplomacy https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLPn136RPfeJxyfnARY8LJ2s--sXyP481l

*Note: Panelist Karen Melchior, Candidate for the Danish Radikale to the European Parliament, dropped off during the discussion.