US Publi cand Cultural Diplomacy Timeline

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1、U.S.PUBLICANDCULTURALDIPLOMACYTIMELINE(October1999-December2009)TAXONOMY:AppointmentsandPoliticalEventsU.S.GovernmentInitiativesLegislationandPolicyInstitutions,InvestmentsandPartnershipsResources,ReportsandConferencesYearU.S.PublicandCulturalDiplomacyHighlights1999LegislationandPolicyOctob

2、er31–TheUnitedStatesInformationAgency(USIA)issunsetanditsremainingprogramsfoldedintotheStateDepartment2000AppointmentsandPoliticalEventsNovember–Inoneofmostcontestedelectionsinhistory,GeorgeW.Bush(R)isrdelectedthe43PresidentoftheUnitedStates.U.S.GovernmentInitiativesNovember28–WhiteHouseCon

3、ferenceonCultureandDiplomacyInstitutions,InvestmentsandPartnershipsArtsInternational,apublic-privatepartnershipcreatedinthemid-1980sundertheauspicesoftheInstituteforInternationalEducationbecomesanindependent501(c)3organization.2001AppointmentsandPoliticalEventsJanuary–PresidentGeorgeW.Busht

4、akesoffice.September11–Al-QaedaattackstheWorldTradeCenterinNYandthePentagoninWashington,D.C.October–CharlotteBeers,aformeradvertisingexecutive,isappointedUnderSecretaryforPublicDiplomacyandPublicAffairs.U.S.GovernmentInitiativesAmbassador’sFundforCulturalPreservationiscreatedbytheDepartment

5、ofStatetoassistcountrieswithtangibleandintangibleculturalheritage.CompiledfortheRobertSterlingClarkFoundation©AIMEEFULLMAN2009Updated1/07/20101U.S.PUBLICANDCULTURALDIPLOMACYTIMELINE(October1999-December2009)LegislationandPolicyJune–PremiumProcessing(15days)isinstitutedforforeignguestartistv

6、isasfora$1000fee.Thenewprocessincreasesthetimerequiredforregularprocessingfrom45daystoanaverageof45daysto6months,creatinganundueburdenonsmallerartsandculturalorganizationsinvolvedinthepresentationofforeignartists.October26–U.S.PatriotAct(PublicLaw107-56),changessurveillancelawsand2001provid

7、esadditionalexecutivepowerstocombatterrorism.TheActrequiresthatfoundationsprovidingdonationstoforeigngranteesexerciseduediligencetoContinuedensurethatfundsarenotusedtosupportterroristactivities.Institutions,InvestmentsandPartnershipsThePublicDiplomacyFou