Ketchum’s John Paluszek, APR, Fellow PRSA, who was recently elected as Chair of the Global Alliance for Public Relations and Communications Management, spoke on this call. The call is part of the International Section’s new Thought Leaders in International PR teleconference series. Paluszek, a former PRSA National President and member of the International Section’s executive committee, discusses the Alliance’s new five-year strategic plan as well as how Alliance member organizations—including PRSA—can contribute to greater mutual understanding around the world. The international issues in this presentation are relevant to all participants regardless of location, type of public relations practice, or academic endeavor.