PD Foundations · Volume II

Public Diplomacy in Practice

Name: Public Diplomacy in Practice
Author: U.S. Department of State, Office of Policy, Planning, and Resources for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs (R/PPR)

Snapshot of the January 2025 edition · U.S. Department of State (R/PPR) · Public domain · Unabridged · State's internal edition is authoritative over this copy

The working manual. This volume covers strategic planning as a design discipline, audience analysis, logic models, implementation and management, and learning from what the work produces.

19 parts · ≈188 min in full · source markdown ↗

Contents

Front matter · 9 min
Overview
Section I · 13 min
Introduction and the Public Diplomacy Framework
Section II · Part 1 of 3 · 13 min
Strategic planning: A design approach for public diplomacy
Section II · Part 2 of 3 · 26 min
Strategic planning: A design approach for public diplomacy
Section II · Part 3 of 3 · 21 min
Strategic planning: A design approach for public diplomacy
Section III · 17 min
Detailed planning: using a logic model
Section IV · Part 1 of 2 · 17 min
Implementing and managing
Section IV · Part 2 of 2 · 7 min
Implementing and managing
Section V · Part 1 of 2 · 18 min
Assessing, learning, and adapting
Section V · Part 2 of 2 · 8 min
Assessing, learning, and adapting
Appendix A · 2 min
Prioritization tools
Appendix B · 5 min
Problem statement templates
Appendix C · 5 min
Troubleshooting problematic problem statements
Appendix D · 1 min
Identifying, selecting, and describing audiences
Appendix E · 4 min
Planning tools
Appendix F · 12 min
Initiative hypothesis templates and examples
Appendix G · 1 min
Planning assumptions
Appendix H · 8 min
PD officer transition plan
Appendix I · 3 min
Debrief templates

Overview

Introduction and the Public Diplomacy Framework

Strategic planning: A design approach for public diplomacy

Strategic planning: A design approach for public diplomacy

Strategic planning: A design approach for public diplomacy

Detailed planning: using a logic model

Implementing and managing

Implementing and managing

Assessing, learning, and adapting

Assessing, learning, and adapting

Prioritization tools

Problem statement templates

Troubleshooting problematic problem statements

Identifying, selecting, and describing audiences

Planning tools

Initiative hypothesis templates and examples

Planning assumptions

PD officer transition plan

Debrief templates