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From the Georgia Council of International Visitors Newsletter
Recognizing that many people around the world have strong negative views of the United States, substantial majorities of Americans express concern about our nation's declining global reputation and believe it is more important than ever for Americans to repair relationships and build new bridges with the rest of the world.
Those are among the key findings of a just-released survey commissioned by Business for Diplomatic Action (BDA), an organization of multinational American companies working to improve the standing of America in the world by engaging the private sector in public diplomacy efforts. The survey of 1,000 likely voters conducted for BDA by Zogby International this April found that:
* 76 percent are concerned about America's global reputation;
* 74 percent believe the U.S. is viewed negatively by people in other countries;
* 66 percent of voters say U.S. relations with the rest of the world are on the wrong track;
* American voters pointed most often to U.S. foreign policy (72 percent), knowledge of Americans about other countries (69 percent), impact of American media (64 percent) and Americans' attitudes toward foreigners (53 percent) as the most likely factors negatively affecting the image of America abroad.
"There's no question that America, the American people and American businesses and brands are facing serious challenges to our global reputation," said Keith Reinhard, Founder and Chairman of BDA. "And there's no question that we have to do everything possible to reach out across our borders to turn that trend around."
Businesses are finding it harder to garner access to markets as our foreign policy and the negative predisposition toward Americans creates a barrier other countries need not overcome.
The result is that our companies don't get the partnership and the business, they employ fewer people and earn less profit.
We suffer. Business is not happy about this and now they're taking steps. The question is whether they will exercise that leverage in the coming campaign.
From the Georgia Council of International Visitors Newsletter
Recognizing that many people around the world have strong negative views of the United States, substantial majorities of Americans express concern about our nation's declining global reputation and believe it is more important than ever for Americans to repair relationships and build new bridges with the rest of the world.
Those are among the key findings of a just-released survey commissioned by Business for Diplomatic Action (BDA), an organization of multinational American companies working to improve the standing of America in the world by engaging the private sector in public diplomacy efforts. The survey of 1,000 likely voters conducted for BDA by Zogby International this April found that:
* 76 percent are concerned about America's global reputation;
* 74 percent believe the U.S. is viewed negatively by people in other countries;
* 66 percent of voters say U.S. relations with the rest of the world are on the wrong track;
* American voters pointed most often to U.S. foreign policy (72 percent), knowledge of Americans about other countries (69 percent), impact of American media (64 percent) and Americans' attitudes toward foreigners (53 percent) as the most likely factors negatively affecting the image of America abroad.
"There's no question that America, the American people and American businesses and brands are facing serious challenges to our global reputation," said Keith Reinhard, Founder and Chairman of BDA. "And there's no question that we have to do everything possible to reach out across our borders to turn that trend around."
Businesses are finding it harder to garner access to markets as our foreign policy and the negative predisposition toward Americans creates a barrier other countries need not overcome.
The result is that our companies don't get the partnership and the business, they employ fewer people and earn less profit.
We suffer. Business is not happy about this and now they're taking steps. The question is whether they will exercise that leverage in the coming campaign.
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