CONGRESS OF DIPLOMATS - EXTRATERRITORIAL INTER-DIPLOMATIC INSTITUTION
Extraterritorial Inter-Diplomatic Institution Congress' of Diplomats is an extraterritorial 'multi-stakeholder, interregional and inter-diplomatic' body of distinguished diplomats from all regions. Activities of the Congress of Diplomats include justice and judicial, promotion of, contribution to, and advocating responsible commercial diplomacy, security and defence measures, and managing corruption and economic crime risks.
Membership is limited, and open to (not more than) two hundred carefully selected distinguished persons (representing Africa, Asia, Latin America, the Middle East, the Pacific, the Atlantic, and Central and Eastern Europe etc), who are accredited career commercial diplomats, members of the judiciary, ambassadors extraordinary and plenipotentiary, ministers and ministers plenipotentiary, and selected experts (including heads of anti-corruption and other anti-organized crime agencies), senior military officers etc.
Aim of the Congress of Diplomats
One of the chief aims of the Congress of Diplomats is to facilitate cooperation among members, by bringing together accredited career commercial diplomats, members of both the judiciary and the legislature, and heads of mission and diplomatic institution to discuss the most current issues on the global agenda.
Purpose
For peace and justice, harmony and global cooperation
Forum
Membership is a badge of allegiance to the Congress. Congress of Diplomats is an umbrella organization which also acts as an interregional network facilitator. As an independent inter-diplomatic assembly, Congress of Diplomats brings together through the annual permanent forum, distinguished diplomats and leaders to offer their collective influence and experience (more)
Representation
Membership of the Inter-Diplomatic Assembly should be viewed for the long term. Congress aims at a balanced representation of regions, cultures and gender amongst members of the Assembly, whose aim is to bring together the distinguished and informed, to advocate, advance and promote greater understanding of responsible commercial diplomacy.
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Commercial diplomacy is an important component of the FCO's wider prosperity agenda, which brings together all the actions that it takes globally to support the UK economy - Lord Howell of Guildford
A large part of the foreign secretary's job is commercial diplomacy, a major part of foreign policy and should be done extremely well - Vince Cable, UK Business Secretary
