Symposium on Cultural Diplomacy in the Francophone Region
"The Role of Cultural Diplomacy in the Francophone Region"
(The French National Assembly, Paris; September 22nd, 2014)
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In addition, while economic policies are at the top of everyone’s concern, increasingly divergent views on issues such as military engagement and on the very nature of supranational governance, threaten to divide the region, testing the commitment of the member countries. It is obvious that a greater reliance on a culture-based brand of diplomacy is in no way a magic bullet for answering the complex problems affecting the world, but will certainly go a long way toward furthering Francophone understandings of one another and, in turn, resolve some of the critical challenges to fostering a sustainable and peaceful regional cooperation.
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 Francophone and the role Cultural Diplomacy can play in uniting the Francophone countries today.

Symposium Locations
Based in Paris, the conference will be hosted at the French National Assembly and at a number of important political, historic, and cultural locations across the city.Symposium Speakers & Delegates
Speakers and delegates during the symposium will include leading politicians, chief diplomats, leading governmental officials, senior academics, renowned authors, journalists, and celebrated artists. These speakers will include a large number of individuals from the ICD Advisory Board. To learn more about the ICD Advisory Board, please click here.Speakers and Delegates for the Symposium include:
![]() Former Minister of Culture of France |
![]() Former Minister of Foreign Affairs of France |
![]() Director General of La Chaîne Info |
![]() CEO, 2C Associés |
![]() Celebrated Belgian Actress |
![]() French Sociologist, Sciences Po Aix |
Symposium Participants »

Certificate of Attendance
All Symposium participants will be awarded an official Certificate of Attendance upon completion of the program, which will provide details of the speakers who took part in the event, and list the topics which were discussed. Each certificate will be signed by members of the ICD Advisory Board.If you would like to reserve a position and participate in the conference, please click on the link below and fill out the online application form:
Sustainable Network »
During the program participants will have a number of opportunities to network with one another, with the speakers, and with ICD Advisory Board Members and partners. Conference participants will become part of the ICD Alumni, a growing international network of people of diverse interests and backgrounds from around the world who share a commitment to intercultural exchange. Members of the ICD Alumni Group will benefit from the following opportunities: Alumni online forum, Advisory Board Networking, ICD support for individual Leadership Initiatives, free access to all ICD research, videos and photos as well as other event documentation. Participants will be able to remain in touch with each other through the ICD Networks. (more »)Participant Papers »

