Institute for Cultural Diplomacy

National Network
Germany
Address

Genthiner Straße 20
10785 Berlin
Germany

Telephone
+49 (30) 23 60 76 80
Fax
+49 (30) 23 60 76 811
E-Mail
info@culturaldiplomacy.org
E-Mail (2)
Donfried@culturaldiplomacy.org
Website
http://www.culturaldiplomacy.org
Organisation Type
Non-Governmental Organization
Year of Establishment
2003
Fields of Activity
  1. International/Cultural relations
General Information
icd is a incorporated as “eingetragener Verein” in Germany. We have 5 people employed on an irregular basis. Icd is funded by its projects through different sources like the ERP Fund of the Federal Ministry of Economics and Technology, the Ministry of Education, Women, Youth and Culture Rhineland-Palatinate, several German Foundations like: Robert Bosch Stiftung and the Herbert Quandt Stiftung of the Altana AG as well as sponsors from the private sector. Icd is organizing interdisciplinary conferences and doing research in the field of Cultural Diplomacy. Icd is also known for its longterm Young Leaders Projects like “Germany Meets Turkey – A Forum for Young Leaders” (GMT) which is also part of the Ernst Reuter Initiative oft the German Foreign Ministry. Partners for GMT are the German Foreign Ministry, ARI Hareketi in Turkey, the TUSIAD office in Berlin.
Mission and Objectives

The programs of the institute for cultural diplomacy are designed to educate, enhance and sustain relationships based on dialogue, understanding and trust between cultures and countries around the world. The institute for cultural diplomacy's philosophy is that in order to have a stable relationship between two or more people, cultures or countries three components are essential: dialogue, understanding, and trust. Only when these three elements are fused together is it possible to have true cooperation in the economic, political or social sense. It is precisely these three elements which unfortunately are most often missing from the global arena of international relations in the twenty-first century. The mission of icd is to tackle these tough issues of human interaction that so often seem incompatible and exclusionary.

Main Projects / Activities

Canada Meets Germany – A Forum for Young Leaders www.canadameetsgermany.org Germany Meets Turkey – A Forum for Young Leaders www.germanymeetsturkey.org

Contact (1) Full Name
Mark C. Donfried (Founder and Executive Director)
Head of the organisation
Mark C. Donfried (Founder and Executive Director)