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Time magazine named Bono and Bill and Melinda Gates their Persons of theYear. The United Nations tapped Angelina Jolie as a goodwill ambassador. BobGeldof organized the Live8 concert to push the G8 leaders summit on AIDS anddebt relief. What has come to be called celebrity diplomacy attracts widemedia attention significant money and top official access around the world.But is this phenomenon just the latest fad? Are celebrities dabbling in anarena that is out of their depth or are they bringing justified notice toimportant problems that might otherwise languish on the crowded internationaldiplomatic scene? This book is the first to examine celebrity diplomacy as aserious global project with important implications both positive and negative.Intended for readers who might not normally read about celebrities it willalso attract audiences often turned off by international affairs. Celebritiesbring optimism and buzz to issues that seem deep and gloomy. Even if theirlofty goals remain elusive when celebrities speak other actors in the globalsystem listen. «
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