Nicholas J. Cull

Professor of Public Diplomacy at USC. Author, most recently of Public Diplomacy: Foundations for Global Engagement in the Digital Age (Polity, 2019) He/Him/His.

[Nicholas J. Cull @NickCull]

Glad to be included in this terrific anthology analyzing the #PublicDiplomacy of #SouthAfrica under Apartheid.

[USC Public Diplomacy @PublicDiplomacy]

In a new "Meet the Author Q&A," Vedat Demir and Carola Richter of Freie Universität Berlin discuss their fascinating new book, The Public Diplomacy of Authoritarian Regimes.

🔗: https://t.co/U8NXGv3q1m

[Nicholas J. Cull @NickCull]

https://t.co/bs7fIfhRFH @USC_CCLP @USCAnnenberg

[USC Public Diplomacy @PublicDiplomacy]

There is still time to apply for our Summer Institute! Taking place July 12–24, 2026 on the USC campus, our signature, in-person training program is designed for mid-career professionals navigating today’s fast-moving public diplomacy landscape.

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[Public Diplomacy Council of America @PDCouncil]

Great discussion at PDCA's May First Monday Forum on "Diplomacy's Public Turn" — exploring diplomacy's future in a turbulent world. 🌍

Thanks to our speakers Vivian Walker, Kathy R. Fitzpatrick, Bruce Gregory & Nicholas Cull for their insights on US public diplomacy.

And a huge thank you to our outgoing Hans "Tom" Tuch Fellow, Lam Tran — we'll miss you! 🌟

In case you missed it, catch the full video on our YouTube channel: https://t.co/a0lQTz8HNq
Photos courtesy of Bruce Guthrie
#PublicDiplomacy #Diplomacy #PDCA

[Nicholas J. Cull @NickCull]

Glad to see that the U.S. will be at @expo_beograd an enduring forum for #PublicDiplomacy.

[Under Secretary of State Sarah B. Rogers @UnderSecPD]

Just signed the participation agreement for @expo_beograd — the next iteration of the modern World’s Fair, to be held in Belgrade next summer.

The United States and Serbia have entered a new era of bilateral relations, and expo will be a great opportunity to highlight our friendship and commercial ties.

The theme of the expo is “Play for Humanity.” American companies, inventors, athletes and artists obviously excel here — and we look forward to partnering with and showcasing them.

[Nicholas J. Cull @NickCull]

I was keen for commentary on HRH’s gift to POTUS from the author of the best book on diplomatic gifts @PaulBrummell. Here it is…

[Paul Brummell @PaulBrummell]

It follows in the tradition of another masterful #DiplomaticGift from the UK to the USA: the Resolute desk, a gift from Queen Victoria to President Rutherford Hayes in 1880, also finding a place in the Oval Office.

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[Paul Brummell @PaulBrummell]

It follows in the tradition of another masterful #DiplomaticGift from the UK to the USA: the Resolute desk, a gift from Queen Victoria to President Rutherford Hayes in 1880, also finding a place in the Oval Office.

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[Nicholas J. Cull @NickCull]

@WSJ Wow!

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Quoted on #voiceofamerica in Sunday's New York Times: https://t.co/RIq1dtjotM
VOA and its audiences deserve better that to be a political football.

[Nicholas J. Cull @NickCull]

US Pentagon orders 700 Marine Corps troops to Los Angeles as unrest spreads | South China Morning Post — ⁦@PublicDiplomacy⁩ Prof quoted… not a great moment for #reputationalsecurity or #softpower https://t.co/jY4uOuBc9z

[Nicholas J. Cull @NickCull]

Glad the word is getting out —thanks for the repost @JessicaJerreat

[jessicajerreat @JessicaJerreat]

‘If American democratic ideas and American ideals of press freedom are not communicated and treasured in the outside world, that is very dangerous to the United States’ @NickCull #SaveVOA

[Nicholas J. Cull @NickCull]

Speaking out to @savevoanow — so shocked that this is happening to a vital element of US public diplomacy.

[savevoa @savevoanow]

The silencing of VOA is “un-American and outrageous”, says Nicolas Cull, historian, pioneer scholar and educator in the field of public diplomacy. He also warns about the dangers posed by VOA not communicating American ideals of press freedom around the world. #SaveVOA @NickCull

[savevoa @savevoanow]

The silencing of VOA is “un-American and outrageous”, says Nicolas Cull, historian, pioneer scholar and educator in the field of public diplomacy. He also warns about the dangers posed by VOA not communicating American ideals of press freedom around the world. #SaveVOA @NickCull

[Nicholas J. Cull @NickCull]

Proud to be part of this excellent podcast on the crisis @VOANews. I do the history bit… Thanks @kirstimelville for the invite…

[savevoa @savevoanow]

@kirstimelville invited @pwidakuswara, Dr @NickCull and Dr Kate Wright to discuss the decision to dismantle the Voice of America, as well as the implications of this decision in the U.S. and globally.
https://t.co/qzr2T1UXLS

[savevoa @savevoanow]

@kirstimelville invited @pwidakuswara, Dr @NickCull and Dr Kate Wright to discuss the decision to dismantle the Voice of America, as well as the implications of this decision in the U.S. and globally.
https://t.co/qzr2T1UXLS

[Nicholas J. Cull @NickCull]

My attempt to push back against the proposed 93% cut to the U.S. cultural diplomacy budget… @GlobalTiesUS @MeridianIntl @StateIVLP and others
https://t.co/G0ynOAx2Ei

[Nicholas J. Cull @NickCull]

#AnnenbergQuoted: I made it into this Hollywood Reporter piece back when the tariff on non-US made film was the headline. The story was shorter-lived than my will to update X: https://t.co/qFFbPjK0P4

[Nicholas J. Cull @NickCull]

So glad that the great music scholar Joe Horowitz and #UniversityofMichigan can conduct #culturaldiplomacy in South Africa. So sad that the State Department's version of this work is headed for a 93% budget cut
https://t.co/tT28hVSCAt

[Nicholas J. Cull @NickCull]

@JessicaJerreat As they say at USC ‘fight on’ (although the university has just retreated from its DEI policy so we are really not a good example).

[Nicholas J. Cull @NickCull]

The end of @VOANews is a blow to freedom of the press…

[jessicajerreat @JessicaJerreat]

Eliminating VOA and its sister networks is a blow to press freedom, says coalition of watchdogs. @pressfreedom has more: https://t.co/yMsnZ5ROA2