“In investment, America must be presented as the facilitator, not the patron. In the realm of charity, as the partner and not the philanthropist. In business endeavors, as the courier of progress, and not the preachers of westernization.”

– Karim Nour, DDB Cairo

IT ALL BEGINS WITH LISTENING

Business for Diplomatic Action is committed to listening. We never stop listening to the world. We listen, then act. We strive to encourage, develop, collect and disseminate new insights and research related to America's role in the world, public diplomacy, and global public opinion. We hope that you will share your thoughts, recommendations, and insights with us by email to Cari Guittard at Cari.Guittard@sf.ddb.com.

Fall 2009 Reading List

Blogs

• AABF Building Bridges Blog:
  http://businessfordiplomaticaction.blogspot.com
• USC Center for Public Diplomacy Blog:
  http://uscpublicdiplomacy.com/index.php?newswire/cpdblog_main
• John Brown's Public Diplomacy Blog:
  http://publicdiplomacypressandblogreview.blogspot.com
• Matt Armstrong's Mountainrunner Blog:
  http://mountainrunner.us

Books
Some are new, some a year old, but the insights remain fresh and valuable for the work we're engaged in today…

• One Nation, Under Contract: The Outsourcing of American Power and the Future of Foreign Policy by Allison Stanger (October 2009)
• The Way We'll Be: The Zogby Report on the Transformation of the American Dream, by John Zogby (August 2008)
• The Idea That Is America: Keeping Faith With Our Values in a Dangerous World, by Anne-Marie Slaughter (May 2008)