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About Cultural Diplomacy (More »)

Cultural Diplomacy Dictionary »

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"Cultural Diplomacy in the UNESCO" »

A Perspective by ICD Advisory Board Member, Amb. Katalin Bogyay, President of the UNESCO's General Conference (2011-13)

Statements on the Significance of Cultural Diplomacy »

	Minister Erkki Tuomioja » Minister of Foreign Affairs of Finland
	Anna Diamantopoulou » Former EU Commissioner for Employment & Social Affairs
	Amb. Paula Dobriansky » Former US Under Secretary for Global Affairs
	Charles Clarke » Former Home Secretary of the UK
	Under Secretary Martha J. Kanter » US Under Secretary of Education

Cultural Diplomacy in Practice

Cultural Diplomacy & Global Economy »

Cultural Diplomacy Research

Historical Acts of Cultural Diplomacy »

Read a List of Historical Examples of Successful Acts of Cultural Diplomacy (Read »)

Conference Participant Papers »

“Talking Cultural Diplomacy” »

Keynote Speeches, Lectures & Interviews: Over 4.000 Speakers have taken part in more than 600 ICD Events since 2009

The Center for Cultural Diplomacy Studies

The Center for Cultural Diplomacy Studies (CCDS) »
BA, MA, PhD Programs, E-Learning Programs, Certificate Programs

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.
To apply, please click HERE

The CCDS offers the following Programs:

BA & MA Programs in Cultural Diplomacy »	PhD Program in Cultural Diplomacy »
Certificate & Professional Development Programs in Cultural Diplomacy »	E-Learning Programs in Cultural Diplomacy »
Weeklong Seminars in Cultural Diplomacy - July Session »	CCDS Calendar of Events for 2013-2014 »

Cross Continental Cooperation Summit 2014-2015 (More »)

Cross Continental Cooperation Summit 2014-2015 »
"Unlocking Potential: Uniting the World's Leading Powers"
(Crete, London, Berlin, Seychelles, Abuja, Addis Ababa, Washington D.C. Moscow, New Delhi; October 2014 - March 2015)

The Cross-Continental Cooperation Summit of 2014-5 will be a culmination of 10 events taking place across the globe. The events will take place in major capital cities including Crete, London, Berlin, Seychelles, Abuja, Addis Ababa, with the continents of Europe, North America, Africa and Asia playing host to the events. The Summit will focus on the potential success for improved intercultural relations in uniting the great powers of the contemporary world to better face today's global concerns. (More »)

The following Events will take place in September 2014:

World without Walls 2014 »
"The Celebration of the 25th Anniversary of the Fall of the Berlin Wall"
The Annual Conference on Cultural Diplomacy 2014
(Crete, London, Berlin, Seychelles, Abuja, Addis Ababa, Washington D.C. Moscow, New Delhi; October 2014 - March 2015)

The Annual Conference on Cultural Diplomacy is the world’s leading event within its field and traditionally hosted and organized by the Institute for Cultural Diplomacy and other leading organisations from around the world at the end of the calendar year. This year’s conference is titled “World Without Walls” to emphasize the great changes that took place in the wake of the fall of the Berlin Wall and to symbolize the many political, economic and cultural walls that still exist in today’s society. This year’s conference will focus on these boundaries and issues. (More »)

Speakers & Delegates for the Summit include:

President Atifete Jahjaga President of the Republic of Kosovo	President Hamid Karzai President of Afghanistan	President Živko Budimir President of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina
President Abdiweli Mohamed Ali President of Puntland	President José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero Former Prime Minister of Spain	President Tui Atua Tupua Tamase Taisi Efi Head of State of Samoa
Hon. Astrid Fischel Former Vice President of Costa Rica	Prince Boris Petrović-Njegoš Hereditary Prince of Montenegro	Emanuele Filiberto di Savoia Prince of Venice and Piedmont
Robert Vaughn Celebrated American Actor	Al Jardine Celebrated American Singer, Founder Member of the "Beach Boys"	Jermaine Jackson Celebrated American Singer, Member of The Jackson 5
President Vicente Fox 55th President of Mexico	The Hon. Iveta Radičová Former Prime Minister of Slovakia	Hon. Nika Gilauri Former Prime Minister of Georgia
Hon. Rui Duarte Barros Former Prime Minister of Guinea-Bissau	Amb. Mustafa Mujezinović Former Prime Minister of the Federation of Bosnia & Herzegovina	Hon. Lawrence Gonzi Former Prime Minister of Malta
Hon. Jadranka Kosor Former Prime Minister of Croatia	President Adnan Badran Former Prime Minister of Jordan	Hon. Agbéyomé Kodjo Former Prime Minister of Togo

The International Symposia on Cultural Diplomacy 2014 (More »)

The International Symposia on Cultural Diplomacy 2014 »
"Applied Cultural Diplomacy: An Interdisciplinary Analysis of Best Practices & Future Strategies"
Cetinje, Madrid, Berlin, London, Copenhagen, Seoul, Paris, Moscow; April - September 2014)

The International Symposia on Cultural Diplomacy is now 7 years old and has become the world's largest event series in the field of Cultural Diplomacy. The seventh Symposia will take place in 2014 and will include large-scale events that will take place in different major capital cities around the world in cooperation with governments, leading academic institutions and civil society organizations throughout the months of April - September 2014. (More »)

The following Events will take place in September 2014:

Cool North - Symposium on Cultural Diplomacy in the Nordic Countries »
"Strategies for Regional Development, Cooperation, Good Neighbor Relations"
(Copenhagen; September 8th - 9th, 2014)

The conference will take place in Copenhagen and will bring together experts in the fields of international relations, diplomacy, economics and the cultural and educational sectors. Specific case studies and examples of Scandinavian Cultural Diplomacy will be reviewed, with particular emphasis on the ability of successful practices of Cultural Diplomacy to improve international relations. (More »)

Speakers for the Symposium include:

Minister Marianne Jelved Minister of Culture of Denmark	SG Dagfinn Hoybråten Secretary General, Nordic Council of Ministers	President Mogens Lykketoft President of the Danish Parliament
Hon. Bertel Haarder Former Danish Minister (Education, Development, Interior)	The Hon. Halldór Ásgrímsson Former Prime Minister of Iceland	Lene Espersen Chairman, Baltic Development Forum

Symposium on Cultural Diplomacy in the Francophone Region »
"The Role of Cultural Diplomacy in the Francophone Region"
(The French Senate, Paris; September 22nd - 24th, 2014)

The Conference will take place over a two-day period in Paris and will be held in the French Senate. The conference is dedicated to increasing the awareness and understanding of the historical and theoretical foundations of La Francophonie and the role Cultural Diplomacy can play in uniting the Francophone countries today. (More »)

Speakers for the Symposium include:

President Abdou Diouf Secretary General of La Francophonie	Hon. Michèle Alliot-Marie Former Minister of Foreign Affairs of France	Director General Eric Revel Director General of La Chaîne Info
Director Christian Duval Director of Sciences-Po Aix	Hon. Laurence Parisot Former President of MEDEF (tbc)	Sen. Gérard Larcher 5th President of the French Senate

2014 Conference Reviews (More »)

International Symposium on Cultural Diplomacy & Religion 2014 »
"The Promotion of World Peace through Inter-Faith Dialogue"
(Rome, Italy; March 31st - April 3rd, 2014)

The International Symposium on Religion & Cultural Diplomacy focused on "The Promotion of World Peace through Interfaith Dialogue & the Unity of Faiths" and highlight the importance of religious interchange as a vehicle for World Peace. The Symposium united 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 »)

Speakers & Delegates for the Symposium include:

Hon. José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero Former Prime Minister of Spain	Sen. Linda Lanzillotta Vice President of the Italian Senate	President Angelo Farrugia Speaker of the Parliament of Malta
Mufti dr. Aziz ef. Hasanović President of Meshihat of Islamic Community in Croatia	Archbishop Ignazio Sanna Archbishop of Oristano, Italy	H.E Husein ef. Kavazovic Grand Mufti of Bosnia & Herzegovina

The Berlin International Economics Congress 2014 »
"Global Trends in Creative Economies: Green Industries, Education, Entrepreneurship and Tourism as Drivers of Sustainable Economic Growth"
(Berlin; March 5th - 7th, 2014 - Held Parallel to the Berlin International Tourism Trade Fair)

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 took place over 3 days and analyzed global trends in creative economies. (More »)

Speakers & Delegates for the Congress include:

Hon. Dirk Niebel Former German Minister for Economic Cooperation & Development	Minister Tsedevdamba Oyungerel Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism of Mongolia	Minister Dato' Seri Mohamed Minister of Tourism and Culture of Malaysia
The Hon. Dora Bakoyannis Former Foreign Minister of Greece	Deputy Minister Branimir Botev Deputy Minister of Economy and Energy of Bulgaria	Rashed Al Baloushi Chief Executive of Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange

About Berlin & Germany (More »)

Berlin: "A Century in a City" »

"Berlin, the Greatest Cultural Extravaganza that One Could Imagine" - David Bowie

Learn more about Berlin »

Cultural Bridges in Germany »

Learn more about the ICD Cultural Bridges in Germany Program

www.kulturbrücken.de »

Academy Faculty (More »)

CCDS Faculty »

Learn more about the president of the Academy for Cultural Diplomacy, Dr. Emil Constantinescu (Former President of Romania; Former Rector of the University of Bucharest)

	Prof. Dr. Karl P. Donfried » Director of Studies - Center for Cultural Diplomacy Studies (CCDS)
	Prof. Dr. Ulrich Brückner » Academic Director - Center for Cultural Diplomacy Studies (CCDS)
	The Hon. Erna Hennicot-Schoepges » Vice President of the ICD Advisory Board
	The Hon. Dr. Erato Kozakou-Marcoullis » Vice President on the Council for CD Studies

Students Speak (More »)

The Hon. Dirk Niebel talk to the MA Students of the Center for Cultural Diplomacy Studies »

Dirk Niebel (Former Federal Minister of Economic Cooperation & Development of Germany) talks to the MA Students of the CCDS

MP. Dora Bakoyannis talks to Liakouris Evangelos »

MP Dora Bakoyannis (Former Foreign Minister of Greece) talks to CCDS Student Liakouris Evangelos

Hon. Ruud Lubbers talks to Koen Wellink »

Ruud Lubbers (Former Prime Minister of the Netherlands) talks to CCDS Student Koen Wellink during the ICD Annual Conference 2012

Governor Steve Merrill talks Cade Christopher Russell »

Governor Steve Merrill (77th Governor of New Hampshire) talks to CCDS Student Cade Christopher Russell during the ICD Annual Conference 2012

Cultural Diplomacy News (More »)

"The importance of Cultural Diplomacy for Dialogue and Mutual Understanding" »

Watch a report made by the Italian TV on The importance of Cultural Diplomacy for Dialogue and Mutual Understanding

Symposium on Cultural Diplomacy in Italy - June 2013

"The Importance of Cultural Diplomacy in the Middle Eastern Peace Process" »

Watch a report, made by the Romanian TV about the Importance of Cultural Diplomacy in the Middle Eastern Peace Process

Symposium on Cultural Diplomacy in the Levant - May 2013

What is “Soft Power”? (More »)

"Soft Power Explained" »

Watch a Video Lecture by Prof. Joseph S. Nye (American Political Scientist)

(The International Symposium on Cultural Diplomacy - July 2009)

"The Impact of Soft Power on US Foreign Policy" »

By ICD Advisory Board Member Amb. Paula Dobriansky (Former US Under Secretary for Democracy & Global Affairs)

(ICD Conference on the Future of US Foreign Policy - January 2011)

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About Cultural Diplomacy (More »)

Cultural Diplomacy in Practice

Cultural Diplomacy Research

The Center for Cultural Diplomacy Studies

Cross Continental Cooperation Summit 2014-2015 (More »)

Cross Continental Cooperation Summit 2014-2015 » "Unlocking Potential: Uniting the World's Leading Powers" (Crete, London, Berlin, Seychelles, Abuja, Addis Ababa, Washington D.C. Moscow, New Delhi; October 2014 - March 2015)

World without Walls 2014 » "The Celebration of the 25th Anniversary of the Fall of the Berlin Wall" The Annual Conference on Cultural Diplomacy 2014 (Crete, London, Berlin, Seychelles, Abuja, Addis Ababa, Washington D.C. Moscow, New Delhi; October 2014 - March 2015)

The International Symposia on Cultural Diplomacy 2014 (More »)

The International Symposia on Cultural Diplomacy 2014 » "Applied Cultural Diplomacy: An Interdisciplinary Analysis of Best Practices & Future Strategies" Cetinje, Madrid, Berlin, London, Copenhagen, Seoul, Paris, Moscow; April - September 2014)

Cool North - Symposium on Cultural Diplomacy in the Nordic Countries » "Strategies for Regional Development, Cooperation, Good Neighbor Relations" (Copenhagen; September 8th - 9th, 2014)

Symposium on Cultural Diplomacy in the Francophone Region » "The Role of Cultural Diplomacy in the Francophone Region" (The French Senate, Paris; September 22nd - 24th, 2014)

2014 Conference Reviews (More »)

International Symposium on Cultural Diplomacy & Religion 2014 » "The Promotion of World Peace through Inter-Faith Dialogue" (Rome, Italy; March 31st - April 3rd, 2014)

The Berlin International Economics Congress 2014 » "Global Trends in Creative Economies: Green Industries, Education, Entrepreneurship and Tourism as Drivers of Sustainable Economic Growth" (Berlin; March 5th - 7th, 2014 - Held Parallel to the Berlin International Tourism Trade Fair)