Helle C. Dale is the Heritage Foundation's senior fellow in public diplomacy. Her work focuses on the U.S. government’s institutions and programs for strategic outreach to the public of foreign countries, as well as more traditional diplomacy. Read her research.
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On Tuesday, Secretary of State John Kerry visited French President Francois Hollande to show American support to the French government. Unfortunately Kerry then proceeded to… Read More
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Tehran seems determined to demonstrate that the nuclear agreement struck by the Obama administration will not alter the nature of the Iranian regime one whit…. Read More
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A new lot of emails released by the State Department on Halloween were so newsworthy that not even the holiday could drown it out. It… Read More
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Benghazi has been much in the news because of the long-awaited testimony by former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. As important as it is to… Read More
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The leaders of Russia and Iran both have ramped up their propaganda machines to project images of surging regional influence within Syria. This aggressive news… Read More
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On Thursday, Hillary Clinton will make her long-awaited appearance before the House Select Committee on Benghazi. This will be a crucial moment in the Benghazi… Read More
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For a brief moment the State Department got its reaction right to the Palestinian knife attacks against Israeli citizens last week. A very brief moment…. Read More
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The Russian government has launched an all-out media campaign to sell its involvement in Syria to the Russian people. On all official television channels (which… Read More
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As incredible as it may sound, the U.S. government still lacks the capacity to coordinate its global counterterrorism strategy. This disturbing finding is reflected in… Read More
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Critics of the House select panel probing the Benghazi attacks, and the news media in general, have had a field day as the committee concluded its… Read More
