tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6897233608659313746.post8950358834785139535..comments2023-10-10T11:23:10.438-04:00Comments on Diplopundit: Reliance on Soft Power: Reforming Public DiplomacyUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6897233608659313746.post-86152726054868138592008-09-27T15:35:00.000-04:002008-09-27T15:35:00.000-04:00Thanks for the mention and the link, Digger. I cro...Thanks for the mention and the link, Digger. I cross posted this comment in your blog.<BR/><BR/>The larger question that I have is how State continues to make the case that it will have the diplomats of the 21st century without reviewing how it hires and trains people.<BR/><BR/>It does not look at strengths/talents, it presumes that anybody that it accepts into the service, it can successfully train/mold into an effective officer. That won't always be true.<BR/><BR/>If we have a PD-coned officer with no talent for public communications, State could send that officer to a thousand training courses, and at the end, State would still end up with a mediocre officer -- who probably won't make much crater-like mistakes, but won't be an effective spokesperson for USG policies either.<BR/><BR/>I supposed I could not blame State for all this, after all, we are a remedial society fascinated more with the things we are not good at (that needs fixing) rather than working on the talents we are good at (that needs practice).DShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17339509969722767671noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6897233608659313746.post-64937044015564947162008-09-26T11:18:00.000-04:002008-09-26T11:18:00.000-04:00Excellent post! I have quoted and commented on you...Excellent post! I have quoted and commented on your post here: http://lifeafterjerusalem.blogspot.com/2008/09/more-on-reforming-public-diplomacy.htmlDiggerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03856750834804127824noreply@blogger.com