The International Symposia on Cultural Diplomacy 2012 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.

Speakers for the Symposia include:

• President Alfred Moisiu – Former President of Albania
• President Alfredo Palacio - Former President of Ecuador
• Cecile Molinier - Director, UNDP Office in Geneva
• David Smith - Africa Correspondent, The Guardian
  • President Emil Constantinescu - Former President of Romania
  • The Hon. Frederik Willem de Klerk, the 7th President of South Africa
  • The Hon. Jorge Castaneda - Former Foreign Affairs Secretary of Mexico
  • Prof. Joseph Nye - Distinguished Service Professor at Harvard University (tbc)
    • Secretary Michael  Chertoff - Former United States Secretary of Homeland Security 
    • President Pierre Nkurunziza – President of the Republic of Burundi
    • Amb. Rufus Yerxa, Deputy Director-General of the World Trade Organization (WTO)
    • The Hon. Said Musa – Former Prime minister of Belize
    • The Hon. Theo-Ben Gurirab - Speaker of the National Assembly of the Republic of Namibia, Former President of the UN General Assembly, Former Prime minister of Namibia

We are accepting applications for the following events:

To apply please visit: http://www.culturaldiplomacy.org/index.php?Application-Forms

• The International Symposium on Cultural Diplomacy 2012 – “Social & Cultural Inequality: Innovative Strategies to Promote Access to Human Rights and Equalize Globalization” (Berlin, June 1^st - 4^th, 2012)  www.icd-internationalsymposium.org

• The International Symposium on Cultural Diplomacy in Africa 2012 - "Cultural Diplomacy & Sustainable Development in Africa" (Berlin, June 10^th - 12^th, 2012) www.icd-international-symposium-africa.org

• The International Symposium on Cultural Diplomacy in Geneva 2012 – "Cultural Diplomacy & Sustainable Development" (Geneva, June 13^th -15^th, 2012) www.icd-international-symposium-geneva.org

• The 2012 International Symposium on Cultural Diplomacy & International Economics – "Political & Economic Inequalities: Bridging the Gap between Civil Society and the Public & Private Sectors" (Berlin, June 20^th - 22^nd, 2012) www.iscdie.org

• The International Symposium on Cultural Diplomacy in the USA 2012 – "Cultural Diplomacy, National Security, and Global Risks" (Washington D.C, June 26^th - 28^th, 2012) www.icd-international-

With warmest regards,

Mark Donfried

Director & Founder