Benefits for Corporate Supporters

In an era where many companies have larger revenues than the GDPs of certain countries, the nature of diplomacy is changing. Representatives of the U.S. private sector are in effect ambassadors for their companies, promoting values and goals important to success and helping foreign government representatives better understand the private sector.

ECD produces a variety of both formal and informal events that contribute to respectful, cross-cultural exchange. Events range from lecture discussion meetings with relevant and influential keynote speakers to visiting America’s historic sites such as Gettysburg, Monticello, and the National Archives. The mix of both policy-based discussions and educational cultural events gives the U.S. private sector the opportunity to engage with the foreign diplomatic corps on both a professional and personal level – forging relationships that last for years.

Testimonials

“The Executive Council on Diplomacy helps the diplomatic community learn from and exchange views with the private sector in an intimate and informal setting - from trips to the battlefields of Gettysburg and investment seminars in Philadelphia, to Washington D.C. programs featuring the Federal Reserve Chair and Expert U.S. election analysis.” - H.E. Ashok Mirpuri, Ambassador of Singapore and Chair, ECD Ambassadors Advisory Board

“ECD is phenomenal as it provides a forum where we can interact informally with the international diplomatic community and delivers great benefits to me and my company.” - Member, ECD Board of Directors

“ECD is unique in providing new Ambassadors in Washington with an instant diplomatic and private sector network and its programming gives us what we need to know in the first year.” - Member, ECD Ambassadors Advisory Board