The Center for Cultural Diplomacy Studies is the world's leading center for the study of cultural diplomacy, offering educational opportunities ranging from distance learning courses to master's and PhD programs.
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The CCDS offers the following Programs:

The Berlin International Economics Congress is one of the world leading global conferences combining the fields of International Economics, Nation Branding and International Relations with an interdisciplinary and multinational program. The Congress will take place over 4 days and will analyze global trends in creative economies whilst exploring the potential for green industries, education, entrepreneurship and tourism to be used as drivers of sustainable economic growth. (More »)

President Francesco Rutelli Former Deputy Prime Minister of Italy	Hon. Dirk Niebel Former German Minister for Economic Cooperation & Development	Minister Dato' Seri Mohamed Minister of Tourism and Culture of Malaysia
The Hon. Dora Bakoyannis Former Foreign Minister of Greece	Hon. Maxime Verhagen Former Dutch Minister of Foreign Affairs	Rashed Al Baloushi Chief Executive of Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange
Hon. George Papaconstantinou Former Minister of Finance of Greece	Minister Tsedevdamba Oyungerel Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism of Mongolia	Minister Alain St. Ange Minister of Tourism of the Seychelles
Dr. Stefan Kaufmann (MdB) Member of the German Parliament	Deputy Minister Branimir Botev Deputy Minister of Economy and Energy of Bulgaria	Hon. Fanny Palli-Petralia Former Minister of Tourism Development of Greece

The Congress will focus on ways in which to increase the participation of youth and women in the economy, harnessing the immense human capital boasted by the African continent and unlocking the full potential of the economic giant that is Africa. (More »)

Minister Jean Paul Adam Minister of Foreign Affairs of Seychelles	Minister Pierre Laporte Minister of Finance of Seychelles	Sir James Mancham Former President of Seychelles
Rupert Simeon CEO of Seychelles Investment Board	Steve Fanny CEO of Seychelles International Business Authority	Governor Caroline Abel Governor of the Central Bank of Seychelles

The Helsinki Conference on International Law & Women Rights will be hosted by the ICD Inter-parliamentary Alliance for Human Rights & Global Peace, which was established in 2009 with the aim of promoting local legislation that protects human rights, and support the long-term campaign for global peace and stability. (More »)

The Strasburg Conference on International Law & Human Rights will gather a broad range of stakeholders to explore The Role of International Law to Promote Sustainable Development, Youth Empowerment & Women's Rights" and will formulate recommendations for joint strategies for immediate and future implementation. The Conference will create and publish a proposal document that will then be publically presented to the international community. (more)

The Symposium will unite religious and spiritual leaders together with politicians, diplomats, and academics in order to create cultural platforms for dialogue between nation states and religious leaders. (More »)

The conference gathered an interdisciplinary mixture of practitioners of Cultural Diplomacy from across the globe for a celebration of cinematic creativity that ran parallel to the world renowned Berlinale International Film Festival. (More »)

Neta Riskin Israeli Actress

Candela Figueira US Actress

Nursel Köse German Actress & Film Director

The 2013 Annual Conference explored the contributions of Cultural Diplomacy, while using the arts and culture to promote Cross Continental Cooperation & Democracy Promotion, successful peace building & reconciliation, human rights, multiculturalism and successful international relations.(More »)

Speakers & Delegates for the Summit included: