Hot off the press: USC Annenberg professor Christopher Holmes Smith joined Douglas Kellner from UCLA and University of Waterloo professor Andrew F. Cooper for a timely workshop on the power of celebrity diplomacy. Read the transcript of this discussion that explored the intersecting themes of the UN celebrity programs, the "soft power" of Hollywood celebrities, and public diplomacy. The event was hosted by the USC Center on Public Diplomacy at the Annenberg School and the Norman Lear Center.