Lords discuss with Ambassadors their countries' approach to soft power
21 October 2013
The House of Lords Committee on Soft Power and the UK’s Influence will hear from diplomats from Brazil, Germany, Japan and Norway as they seek to understand how other countries approach soft power, and what the UK can learn from their experiences.
- Parliament TV: Soft Power and the UK's Influence evidence session
- Committee on Soft Power and the UK's Influence
Witnesses
The meeting will take place in Committee Room 1, of the House of Lords
4.15pm:
- His Excellency Mr Roberto Jaguaribe, Ambassador of Brazil
- His Excellency Mr Keiichi Hayashi, Ambassador of Japan
- His Excellency Mr Kim Traavik, Ambassador of Norway
- Dr Rudolf Adam, Chargé d’Affaires ad interim (acting Ambassador), German Embassy.
The witnesses will be asked about how they and their governments seek to develop their countries’ soft power, the institutions that their nations have established to promote their soft power (such as cultural institutes) and how those institutions are funded, how value for money in soft power is measured, and what the UK might take from international examples of soft power promotion.