Guest lecture: The importance of public diplomacy with Sarah Arkin

Executive director, U.S. Advisory Commission on Public Diplomacy

Thursday, October 29, 2026 10:30 AM to 11:45 AM EDT

Join Professor Nathaniel Greenberg and his Honors 240 class, "The War of Ideas," for a special guest lecture by Sarah Arkin, Executive Director of the U.S. Advisory Commission on Public Diplomacy.

Arkin will discuss the work of the commission and the importance of evaluating public diplomacy, offering insights into the role of public diplomacy in U.S. foreign relations.

About the Speaker

Sarah Arkin is the Executive Director of the U.S. Advisory Commission on Public Diplomacy. Before joining the commission, she served for more than six years in various positions on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, including as Deputy Staff Director.

Her responsibilities included oversight of the State Department's Public Diplomacy Undersecretariat and the U.S. Agency for Global Media, advising committee chairmen on public diplomacy, developing and reviewing legislation, providing general oversight, and shepherding nominations. She also handled multiple geographic regions.

Before her work in the Senate, Arkin served as a policy advisor in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Event Details

Date: Thursday, October 29, 2026
Time: 10:30–11:45 a.m.
Location: George Mason University, Fairfax Campus (specific location provided upon RSVP)

To attend or for more information, please contact Professor Nathaniel Greenberg at ngreenbe@gmu.edu.