1. Full name of PhD candidate: Nguyen Van Duan

2. Gender: Male

3. Date of birth: March 25, 1982

4. Place of birth: Thai Binh Province

5. Decision to recognize PhD candidate numbers: 4618/ 2016/ QĐ-XHNV, date 29th December 2016

6. Changes in academic process:

7. Official thesis title: American Cultural Diplomacy (2001 - 2016)

8. Specialized in: International relations

9. Code: 62 31 02 06

10. Scientific supervisors: Prof.Dr. Pham Quang Minh

11. Summary of new findings of the thesis:

First of all, this is the first project in Vietnam to study the topic of American cultural diplomacy in the period 2001-2016. The work is expected to contribute a new perspective and documentary system on how the United States uses and implements cultural instruments to realize the goal of improving the image of the United States. This is particularly important in the context of the current struggle for influence and interest with cultural tools among regional powers in the post-Cold War era.

Secondly, theoretically, the dissertation contributes a number of theoretical bases on the aspects of cultural diplomacy in general with many different aspects such as concepts, theoretical basis, and foreign relations. political and economic diplomacy.

Thirdly, the thesis also analyzes the aspects of American cultural diplomacy to draw some recommendations for promoting relations between Vietnam and the US, including cultural relations between the two countries. Besides, this thesis studies the increase of soft power through cultural diplomacy, which can help Vietnam draw important lessons to increase the soft power of Vietnam.

Finally, in terms of materials, the thesis gathers and processes references in the country and abroad, related to many issues and fields of cultural diplomacy, public diplomacy and softpower for analytical research. This resource not only serves to complete the thesis but also a basis for interested people to continue their research. Not only that, the thesis can be used as a reference for teaching and learning for those who are interested in American cultural diplomacy.

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14. Published works related to the thesis:

- Nguyen Van Duan, “American cultural diplomacy during the Cold War (1947 - 1991)” - Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities - Hanoi University of Social Sciences and Humanities - Vietnam National University No. 3 (2019).

- Nguyen Van Duan, “ American cultural diplomacy under President Barack Obama (2009 - 2016)” - Foreign Affairs Magazine –The Central Foreign Affairs Department No. 117 118 (7 August 2019).