John Kerry delivered his first remarks as the new U.S. Secretary of State. In his first speech at the State Department, he noted : "...We get to talk about empowering people through our ideals, and through those ideals hopefully they can change their lives..." This is really important to underline; given that public diplomacy now has a much more crucial role to play. In utilising new and social media, people now have the opportunity to engage through digital diplomacy. As Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs Tara Sonenshine has said : "...we have to introduce more and more virtual exchanges and the use of social media particularly to reach young people where they are..." Secretary Kerry Tours the Ops Center Also, I came across a tweet from the State Department which informed that #SecKerry will be tweeting from the +U.S. Department of State twitter account . #SecKerry will start tweeting fr...
"Internet technology is laying the bedrock for engaged citizen participation"