At a time when issues of soft/smart power are central to US foreign policy and the emerging strategy in Afghanistan, the history of American public diplomacy has an unprecedented significance. The USC Center on Public Diplomacy, in association with the USC Master of Diplomacy Program, USC Annenberg Center on Communication Leadership & Policy, and the Public Diplomacy Council present a reception featuring USC professor and author Nick Cull and Syracuse professor Mike Schneider. This event, held at the USC offices in Washington, DC, marks the launch of Nick's new book, The Cold War and the United States Information Agency: American……