Today most of the capitalist and developed nations suffer from the negative attitude towards them which are originated from the underdeveloped countries. The underdeveloped countries blame the capitalist ones for their suffering. In the recent years, celebrity diplomacy gained momentum with the presence of Angelina Jolie, Bono and George Clooney as the celebrities who devoted themselves to the public diplomacy. I believe they cannot change the image of the whole country but they have chance for a better image. For instance Lady Diana was very successful for representing her country. But can Angelina Jolie change the public image of George Bush or Obama? No she cannot. But they may create a new perception in the world which will be limited but at least they try to make difference. For instance, they made declarations that blame the military intervention or they went to middle of the war in order to show how they feel. Sean Penn wrote an open letter to President Bush in order to change his mind. So celebrity diplomacy is a new unconventional tool for promoting the culture of the state But it seems that Angelina Jolie has to do more instead of adopting children otherwise she will need to adopt every Iraqi child in order to save them.
Bibliography
Cooper, A. 2008, “Celebrity Diplomacy”. http://uscpublicdiplomacy.org/index.php/library/reviews_detail/celebrity_diplomacy/
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