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CCDS, The Center for Cultural Diplomacy Studies (of the Academy for Cultural Diplomacy) offers the following Programs:
Distance Learning Courses in Cultural Diplomacy
Master Programs
PhD Programs

(From June 18th, 2012)
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Upcoming International Events 

The ICD Annual Conference on Cultural Diplomacy 2012 »
(Abu Dhabi, Singapore, Hollywood, Berlin, December 01st - 19th)
The ICD Annual Conference on Cultural Diplomacy 2012 is the world’s leading event in the field of cultural diplomacy. The 2012 Annual Conference will include four large-scale events dedicated to the fields of cultural diplomacy, arts and culture. ICD Annual Conference on Cultural Diplomacy 2012 will take place in four different countries throughout the entire month of December and will include over 200 high-level speakers from the field of art, cinema and music, and over 4000 participants. In addition to the main five events of the Annual Conference, additional events will take place around the world in all 5 continents simultaneously during the month of December. (More »)
Artists for the Symposia include »
ICD Board Member Marcia Barrett
Lead Singer of Boney M (Hollywood, December 10-13, 2012) (more)
Bill Bailey
English Comedian, Musician and Actor (Hollywood, December 10-13, 2012) (more)
Lena Stolze
German TV & Film Actress Berlin, December 14-16, 2012) (more)
Afric Simone
Singer, Musician Berlin, December 14-16, 2012) (more)
The 2012 International Symposia on Cultural Diplomacy »
(Berlin, Geneva, Washington D.C., June 1st - June 28th, 2012)
The International Symposia on Cultural Diplomacy is the world’s leading and largest event in the field of Cultural Diplomacy. The Symposia 2012 will include five large-scale events incorporating the fields of cultural diplomacy, international politics and economics, and international human rights. The events will take place in three different countries throughout the entire month of June and will include over 200 high level speakers and over 2000 participants. (More »)
Speakers for the Symposia include »
The Hon. Said Musa
Former Prime minister of Belize (Berlin, June 20th, 2012) (more)
Amb. Rufus Yerxa
Deputy Director-General of the World Trade Organization - WTO (Geneva, June 13th, 2012) (more)
Chief Minister Shabaz Sharif
Chief Minister of Punjab, Pakistan (Berlin, June 22nd, 2012) (more)
Minister Laurent Kavakure
Minister of Foreign Affairs of Burundi (Berlin, June 22nd, 2012) (more)
Amb. Noemi Sanin Posada
Former Foreign Minister of Colombia (Berlin, June 20th, 2012) (more)
The Hon.Theo-Ben Gurirab
Speaker of the National Assembly Former Prime minister of Namibia (Berlin, June 20th, 2012) (more)
The Hon. Vicente Fox
Former President of Mexico (Washington D.C. June 26th - 28th, 2012) (more)
Martha J. Kanter
Under Secretary of Education, US Department of Education (Washington D.C. June 26th - 28th, 2012) (more)
Amb. John R. Bolton
25th United State Ambassador to the United Nations (more)
Michael Chertoff
Former Secretary of Home Land Security (more)
The following events will take place in June 2012:

ICD Young Leaders Forums 2012 (More »)

Cultural Diplomacy in the Global Economy »
Berlin, June 18th - 22nd, 2012
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The United States Meets Europe »
Washington D.C., June 26th - 29th, 2012
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Cultural Diplomacy in Africa »
Berlin, July 23th - 27th, 2012
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Speakers for the Young Leaders Weeklong Seminars include »
Europe Meets Russia (EMR)
A Speech by Mikhail Kasyanov, Former Prime minister of Russia (Berlin, April 27th, 2012) (more)
Cultural Diplomacy in Europe (CDE)
A Speech by ICD Board Member - Erkki Tuomioja, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Finland (Helsinki, September 11th, 2012) (more)
Cultural Diplomacy in the Mediterranean (CDM)
A Speech by ICD Board Member - Nouzha Skalli, Former Moroccan Minister of Social Development, Family, & Solidarity (Rabat, October 5th, 2012) (more)
USA Meets Europe (USAME)
A Speech by ICD Board Member - Michael Chertoff, Former Home Land Security Secretary (Washington D.C June 26th 2012) (more)

Event Reviews (More »)

The Power of Africa is the third Africa related conference that is being hosted in the beginning of 2012. It will focus on the possibilities and barriers that the African countries are facing in terms of economic and political bargaining power as well as the prospect of speaking with one voice on the international stage. (More »)
Speakers for the Conference include »
The Hon. Nathalie Goulet Member of the Senate of France » H.E. Amb. Dolana MsimangAmbassador of South Africa to France»
The Ankara Conference on Peacebuilding and Conflict Resolution stands out as the ICD's effort to impact the international system at its most sensitive and efficient level: conflict resolution and peacebuilding, taking the Mediterranean as the focus of our study (More »)
Speakers for the Conference include »
The Hon. Yasar Yakis Former Foreign Minister of Turkey » Ural AküzümChairman, ARI Movement »
The Berlin International Economics Congress 2012" is one of the leading global conferences combining the fields of International Economics, Nation Branding and International Relations with an interdisciplinary and multinational program. (More »)
Speakers for the Conference include »

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Learn more about cultural diplomacy from ICD Director of Cultural Diplomacy Research & Practice, Amb Dr. Cynthia Schneider (Distinguished Professor in the Practice of Diplomacy, Georgetown University; 61st Ambassador of the USA to the Netherlands)
The International Symposium on Cultural Diplomacy 2009:
"The Role of Soft Power in the International Environment"
(Berlin, 27th - 31st July 2009)
Mark Donfried explains why Managers might want to use "soft power" rather than More Traditional "Hard" Methods like those espoused by "The Prince" Author Niccolo Machiavelli

ICD Speaker Corner

On February 29th 2012, Mr. Ribal Al Assad (Founder & Chairman of the Iman Foundation) held a Public Speech about the Human Rights Situation in Syria, including a moment of Silence for the Victims
(Berlin Brandenburg Gate,
February 29th, 2012)