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[Federal Register: October 26, 2011 (Volume 76, Number 207)]
[Notices]               
[Page 66345-66346]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice 7650]

 
U.S. Advisory Commission on Public Diplomacy; Notice of Meeting

    The U.S. Advisory Commission on Public Diplomacy will hold a public 
meeting on November 29, 2011, in Santa Monica, CA, in partnership with 
the RAND Corporation. The meeting will take place at the RAND offices 
at 1176 Main Street in Santa Monica, CA, in the Forum Auditorium. The 
meeting will begin at 9 a.m. and end at 3 p.m. (doors open for 
registration and continental breakfast at 8:30 a.m.).
    The topic is narratives: what they are, how they are shaped and 
countered. The conference will delve into the impact on narratives of 
actions and words (primarily U.S. but also others if lessons for us are 
clearly articulated), and the impact of environmental factors.
    This meeting is open to the public, Members and staff of Congress, 
the State Department, Defense Department, the media, and other 
governmental and non-governmental organizations. To request further 
information, or to request reasonable accommodation, contact the 
Commission at (202) 203-7463 or pdcommission@state.gov. To attend, 
contact the RAND Corporation by phone at (412) 683-2300 ext 4906 or e-
mail to maria_falvo@rand.org and provide your full name, citizenship 
(U.S. citizenship is not required to attend), and institutional/
organizational affiliation.
    The United States Advisory Commission on Public Diplomacy appraises 
U.S. Government activities intended to understand, inform, and 
influence foreign publics. The Advisory Commission may conduct studies, 
inquiries, and meetings, as it deems necessary. It may assemble and 
disseminate information and issue reports and other publications, 
subject to the approval of the Chairperson, in consultation with the 
Executive Director. The Advisory Commission may undertake foreign 
travel in pursuit of its studies and coordinate, sponsor, or oversee 
projects, studies, events, or other activities that it deems desirable 
and necessary in fulfilling its functions.
    The Commission consists of seven members appointed by the 
President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. The 
members of the Commission shall represent the public interest and shall 
be selected from a cross section of educational, communications, 
cultural, scientific, technical, public service, labor, business, and 
professional backgrounds. Not more than four members shall be from any 
one political party. The President designates a member to chair the 
Commission.
    The current members of the Commission are: Mr. William Hybl of 
Colorado, Chairman; Ambassador Lyndon Olson of Texas, Vice Chairman; 
Ambassador Penne Korth-Peacock of Texas; Ms. Lezlee Westine of 
Virginia; and, Mr. Sim Farar of California. Two seats on the Commission 
are currently vacant.
    The following individual has been nominated to the Commission but 
awaits Senate confirmation as of this writing: Anne Wedner of Illinois.
    The Advisory Commission was originally established under Section 
604 of the United States Information and Exchange Act of 1948, as 
amended (22 U.S.C. 1469) and Section 8 of Reorganization Plan Numbered 
2 of 1977. The U.S. Advisory Commission on Public Diplomacy is 
authorized by Public Law 101-246 (2009), 22 U.S.C. 6553, and has been 
further authorized through November 18, 2011. In the absence of 
subsequent legislation extending the authority for the Commission, this 
meeting will be cancelled.

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    Dated: October 17, 2011.
Jamice M. Clayton,
Administrative Assistant, U.S. Department of State.
[FR Doc. 2011-27732 Filed 10-25-11; 8:45 am]
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