Edward R. Murrow Award for Excellence in Public Diplomacy
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Award for Excellence in Public Diplomacy is an award given annually to a U.S. State Department employee by the Fletcher School at Tufts University
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The Washington Post reported in 2006 that "the award, named for the legendary journalist who went on to head the U.S. Information Agency, is given to a State Department employee 'who best exemplifies the standards of dedication, integrity, courage, sensitivity and excellence in the field of public diplomacy,' [Secretary of State Condoleezza] Rice said." http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/11/28/AR2006112801401.html
Edward R. Murrow
Edward Roscoe Murrow, KBE was an American broadcast journalist. He first came to prominence with a series of radio news broadcasts during World War II, which were followed by millions of listeners in the United States and Canada.Fellow journalists Eric Sevareid, Ed Bliss, and Alexander Kendrick...
Award for Excellence in Public Diplomacy is an award given annually to a U.S. State Department employee by the Fletcher School at Tufts University
Tufts University
Tufts University is a private research university located in Medford/Somerville, near Boston, Massachusetts. It is organized into ten schools, including two undergraduate programs and eight graduate divisions, on four campuses in Massachusetts and on the eastern border of France...
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The Washington Post reported in 2006 that "the award, named for the legendary journalist who went on to head the U.S. Information Agency, is given to a State Department employee 'who best exemplifies the standards of dedication, integrity, courage, sensitivity and excellence in the field of public diplomacy,' [Secretary of State Condoleezza] Rice said." http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/11/28/AR2006112801401.html