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| Founded | July 25, 1983[1] |
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| Legal status | 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization[2] |
| Purpose | To support and strengthen U.S. diplomacy and enhance public appreciation of its critical role in advancing the national interest. |
| Headquarters | Washington, D.C., U.S. |
President | Ronald E. Neumann |
The American Academy of Diplomacy is a private, nonprofit, non-partisan, elected organization whose active membership is limited to men and women who have held positions of high responsibility in crafting and implementing American foreign policy. They have served the United States as chiefs of mission in major embassies abroad, and/or equivalent high-level foreign policy positions in Washington.
Founded in 1983.
In its early years, the Academy provided the United States Senate Committee on Foreign Relations with commentary on the qualifications of those nominated by the President as ambassadors, but today it only does so in exceptional circumstances, such as if the Board of Directors feels strongly about a nominee's lack of qualifications to be ambassador.[3]
The academy is financially supported by its members, and by grants from foundations and corporate contributors.
- ^ "American Academy of Diplomacy". District of Columbia Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs. Retrieved July 14, 2022.
- ^ a b "American Academy of Diplomacy". Tax Exempt Organization Search. Internal Revenue Service. Retrieved March 12, 2020.
- ^ "The American Academy of Diplomacy - Mission". academyofdiplomacy.org. Archived from the original on May 21, 2016. Retrieved June 2, 2016.