On Discussing Public Foreign Policy Of America

America is a nation which attaches much importance to public diplomacy, public diplomacy is an important and essential part in its diplomatic strategy. In the cold war period, public diplomacy is also a magic weapon of its cold war. After the cold war, public diplomacy has become a superabundance for s time for America. At the later stage of Clinton government, congress has repealed press general institute, and handed it over to State Council. At the early stage of Bush coming into power, public diplomacy is not paid much attention also. While the occurrence of Sep. 11 affairs has resulted in high attention on the public diplomacy from the American all walks of life, American government also attempted to change the attitude of foreign people on America through public diplomacy and sole the problem of hatred of the world on America. But the basic aim of American public diplomacy is to push American cultural value and free market system to the other countries and regions, trying to set up market economy world full of freedom and democracy which is only dominated by America. Under this superpower policy of "conquering others through first fight", its public diplomacy naturally appears in vain. On the basis of exploring concept and characteristics of public diplomacy, the essay scans again the evolution of American public diplomacy which changed from its arising to absent treatment then to total revival, further explores value of its public foreign diplomacy and its profound limitation and its big challenge it faces, which no doubts has an great influence on the construction of public foreign policy of our country.