"A 2005 report by the State Department's Advisory Committee on Cultural Diplomacy called for a new vision of cultural diplomacy that "can enhance U.S. national security in subtle, wide-ranging and sustainable ways."
In 2008, a bipartisan group of American leaders, convened by Search for Common Ground and the Consensus Building Institute as the U.S.-Muslim Engagement Project, issued a report calling for efforts "to improve mutual respect and understanding between Americans and Muslims around the world."
