Selected Events 2007

Columbus Day Lecture at Bonn University on “The Future of U.S. Public Diplomacy”

October 30, 2007.
Dr. Helena Kane Finn, Minister-Counselor for Public Affairs at the U.S. Embassy in Berlin delivered the traditional Columbus Day lecture at Bonn University on October 30 which was hosted by the director of the North American Studies Program, Professor Sabine Sielke. Drawing on her extensive career as a diplomat (with postings for example in Turkey, Pakistan, Israel and Germany) Dr. Finn discussed the purpose and the tools of U.S. public diplomacy worldwide, emphasizing the value of thoughtful dialogue and exchange. Dr. Finn used her visit also to have meetings at the German Academic Exchange Service and the American Institute for Foreign Study in Bonn where she was pleased to learn about the continuing great interest in transatlantic exchange programs.

• The Future of Public Diplomacy. Dr. Helena Finn. Bonn, October 30, 2007


Dr. Helena Finn (left) and Professor Sabine Sielke