Speaking at the ribbon cutting ceremony yesterday at State Department Annex 5 (the new home of the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, across the street from the main State Department building), Secretary of State Hillary Clinton described public diplomacy—and within it, international exchange—as “absolutely one of my highest priorities”:

“[We must] do a better job of integrating policymaking and public diplomacy. I think telling America’s story is something that we need to do every single day.