Public Diplomacy Legislation

U.S. House of Rep.

House Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 2004 and 2005  House Committee Rpt.108-105 on HR 1950, passed by the House in July 2003.  Division C contains lengthy sections on US public diplomacy and US international broadcasting authorities and funding.  

Rep. Henry J. Hyde, "Speaking to Our Silent Allies: Public Diplomacy and U.S. Foreign Policy"
US Foreign Policy Agenda, Electronic Journal of the Department of State, December 2002.

Rep. Henry J. Hyde Floor Statement on H.R. 3969  Statement of House International Relations Committee Chairman Henry J. Hyde, July 22, 2002.

U.S. Senate
 

Senate Appropriations Committee Report  Senate Committee Report 108-144 directs the Department of State to submit a public diplomacy strategy to Congress no later than March 1, 2004.

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