UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA GRADUATE COLLEGE U.S. FOOD DIPLOMACY LANDSCAPE: AN EXPLORATORY CASE STUDY A THESIS SUBMITTED TO THE GRADUATE FACULTY in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Degree of MASTER OF ARTS By MELISSA D. WHITE Norman, Oklahoma 2018 U.S. FOOD DIPLOMACY LANDSCAPE: AN EXPLORATORY CASE STUDY A THESIS APPROVED FOR THE GAYLORD COLLEGE OF JOURNALISM AND MASS COMMUNICATION BY ______________________________ Dr. Katerina Tsetsura, Chair ______________________________ Dr. Glenn Leshner ______________________________ Dr. Elanie Steyn © Copyright by MELISSA D. WHITE 2018 All Rights Reserved. Table of Contents List of Tables .................................................................................................................... v List of Figures .................................................................................................................. ix Abstract ............................................................................................................................. x Chapter 1: Introduction ..................................................................................................... 1 Chapter 2: Literature Review ........................................................................................... 6 Chapter 3: Method .......................................................................................................... 34 Chapter 4: Results ........................................................................................................... 44 Chapter 5: Discussion ................................................................................................... 132 Chapter 6: Conclusion and Recommendations for Future Research ............................ 151 References .................................................................................................................... 155 Appendix A: Keywords ................................................................................................ 164 Appendix B: Codebook ................................................................................................ 165 Appendix C: Country Links ......................................................................................... 172 iv List of Tables Table 1 ............................................................................................................................ 24 Table 2 ............................................................................................................................ 36 Table 3 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