Commercial Diplomacy - Association of Certified Commercial Diplomats - Art of Commercial Diplomacy

Established:

as the leading, capable and competent authority on economic and commercial diplomat competency and development

as the first global professional body advocating commercial diplomacy professionalism

as the independent voice and world's foremost membership driven association for all individuals and organisations with an interest in trade negotiation, policy, development and commercial diplomacy.

Established with the Pioneering Statutory Rights and a mandate to:

advocate, advance and promote the professional practice of Commercial Diplomacy
be independent of government and owe no allegiance to any political party
set the professional standard in commercial diplomacy
remain an independent, non-governmental, professional body
bring together the distinguished, expert, competent and informed, to examine trade negotiations, anti-corruption, dispute settlement, economic and commercial diplomacy implications
research trade, development, investment, anti-corruption and commercial diplomacy projects which analyse key global developments

Aims & Objectives

to work with both new and long established institutions, helping to develop and strengthen the institutions and culture of global trade, economic and commercial diplomacy
to work in partnership with national, international and regional bodies
as a stakeholder, to promote, support and implement the UN Principles for Responsible Management Education and the UN Global Compact
to promote, support and implement the UN Action against Transnational Organised Crime
as a stakeholder, to integrate the values of the Principles for Responsible Management Education into the core of our curriculum