[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 181 (Wednesday, September 20, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Page 44023]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-20007]


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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice 10134]


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

    The U.S. Advisory Commission on Public Diplomacy will hold a public 
meeting from 10:30 a.m. until 12:00 p.m., Thursday, September 28, 2017 
at the U.S. Capitol Visitor Center (SVC) 212-10 (First St. NE., 
Washington, DC 20515).
    The public meeting will be on the state and trajectory of public 
diplomacy. The session will include a presentation and discussion of 
key findings from the Commission's 2017 Comprehensive Annual Report on 
Public Diplomacy and International Broadcasting.
    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. An RSVP is required. 
To attend and make any requests for reasonable accommodation, email 
Michelle Bowen at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#f6b499819398bbb5c7b68582978293d8919980"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="9cdef3ebf9f2d1dfaddcefe8fde8f9b2fbf3ea">[email protected]</span></a> by 5 p.m. on Monday, September 25, 
2017. Please arrive for the meeting by 10:15 a.m. to allow for a prompt 
start.
    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. Sim Farar of 
California, Chairman; Mr. William Hybl of Colorado, Vice Chairman; 
Ambassador Penne Korth-Peacock of Texas; Anne Terman Wedner of 
Illinois; and Ms. Georgette Mosbacher of New York. Two seats on the 
Commission are currently vacant.
    This announcement will appear in the Federal Register less than 15 
days prior to the meeting. The Department of State finds that there is 
an exceptional circumstance. This Advisory Committee meeting will be 
held on September 28th so that the Commission can consult with the 
current Acting Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy and Public 
Affairs, whose last business day with the Department will be the 
following day.
    To request further information about the meeting or the U.S. 
Advisory Commission on Public Diplomacy, you may contact its Executive 
Director, Dr. Shawn Powers, at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#c797a8b0a2b5b4948a87b4b3a6b3a2e9a0a8b1"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="2878475f4d5a5b7b65685b5c495c4d064f475e">[email protected]</span></a>.

Shawn Powers,
 Executive Director, Advisory Commission on Public Diplomacy, 
Department of State.
[FR Doc. 2017-20007 Filed 9-19-17; 8:45 am]
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