'''Karen P. Hughes''' was confirmed July 26, 2005, by the [[Senate Foreign Relations Committee]] as [[Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs]]. On July 29, the full Senate confirmed her nomination and she was sworn-in to the position on September 9, 2005. [http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/07/26/AR2005072601551.html?nav=hcmodule] On July 29, the full Senate confirmed her nomination and she was sworn-in to the position on September 9, 2005.
==Public Diplomacy==