This article uses data from the U.S. diplomatic cables released by WikiLeaks in 2010 to investigate the relationship between the U.S. Department of State (commonly referred to as the State Department), or more specifically, its global network of embassies, and Hollywood. The State Department was established by Congress in 1789, and it is the federal executive department responsible for implementing U.S. foreign policy. It oversees more than 270 embassies, consulates, and other diplomatic posts worldwide, each one functioning as the hub of U.S. foreign policy initiatives in its respective host state (U.S. Department of State, 2016). Until recently, the State Department's connection to Hollywood has been examined in only a handful of articles that focus on the years immediately following the Second World War (Colman, 2009; Herman & McChesney, 1997; Jarvie, 1990; Lee, 2008; Schiller, 1992; Swann, 1991; Trumpbour, 2007). Yet the WikiLeaks release provides an opportunity to explore how the support given to Hollywood by U.S. embassies operates in the 21st century and sheds light on the State Department's specific interest in free trade agreements (FTAs) and intellectual property rights (IPR). I argue that...
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