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Sandra Kaiser, the Minister Counselor for Public Affairs at the U.S. Embassy in London

By Grant Davis Reeher

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Oswego, NY – Sandra Kaiser is the Minister Counselor for Public Affairs at the U.S. Embassy in London, which means she oversees public affairs and public diplomacy. In this conversation she talks about Britons' changing views of America, going from the Bush Administration to the Obama administration, the recent visit by the President and First Lady to the country, and the importance of the so-called "special relationship" between the U.S. and the U.K. She also discusses aspects of current British politics as they relate to the U.S., and responds to a question about the impact of WikiLeaks on current Embassy work.

Grant Reeher is Director of the Campbell Public Affairs Institute and a professor of political science at Syracuse University’s Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs. He is also creator, host and program director of “The Campbell Conversations” on WRVO, a weekly regional public affairs program featuring extended in-depth interviews with regional and national writers, politicians, activists, public officials, and business professionals.