Under Secretary Building United States Public Diplomacy Team
[The following article originally appeared on the Defense News web site, July 16, 2009.]
United States Under Secretary of Defense for Policy Michele Flournoy is creating a small team that will coordinate and improve how the Pentagon and other federal entities explain Washington's national security policies, sources tell The Defense News. The move, part of a broader shake-up of the Pentagon's top policy-making office, is meant to craft communications strategies that "are a little more attuned to our international partners' concerns," one source said.
It is intended to help bring about the Obama Administration's goal of reaching out to and winning over populations in nation's key to America's ongoing conflicts, such as Afghanistan and Pakistan, sources said. …
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