Office Home Office Home About Us Leadership Remarks and Releases Key Topics Reports Contact Us Public Meetings HomeBureaus & Offices > Office of Policy, Planning, and Resources ...U.S. Advisory Commission on Public Diplomacy hide U.S. Advisory Commission on Public Diplomacy Subscribe Our Mission Since 1948, the United States Advisory Commission on Public Diplomacy (ACPD) has been charged with appraising U.S. Government activities intended to understand, inform, and influence foreign publics and to increase the understanding of, and support for, these same activities. The ACPD conducts research and symposiums that provide honest assessments and informed discourse on public diplomacy efforts across government. Supported by the Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs, the Commission reports to the President, Secretary of State, and Congress. Executive Director, U.S. Advisory Commission on Public Diplomacy Dr. Vivian Walker Follow Us: Facebook