The following recommendations were made to the Committee on this topic: I. The conference felt that since 1994, there has been no public diplomacy strategy. The Department had been talking to only the elite, not with the populace in execution of this policy. The example of posting press releases on the website only was cited. The Committee was urged to highlight this concern and that the dissemination of information about foreign policy activities must be made accessible and easily reach every corner of the country.