the global voice of the commercial diplomacy profession
Association of Certified Commercial Diplomats is the first independent, not-for-profit, global professional body, providing training, regulation and accreditation for commercial diplomats (trade negotiators, policy advisers, diplomacy practitioners, negotiators of international investment agreements, policy-makers and government officials involved in trade, commerce and investment issues, international investment policy experts, academia, senior officials in government ministries, parastatals, corporations, diplomatic academies, public and private institutions worldwide).
A strategic and collaborative partner of many academic, diplomatic and intergovernmental organisations worldwide, ACCD is a professional organisation with a membership drawn from the trade, economic, agriculture, foreign affairs, legal, anti-corruption and commercial diplomacy professions. The Association is uniquely the only global professional body which trains commercial diplomats specifically for all services. There are endless opportunities as a commercial diplomat. The Association is independent of government and it's main sources of finance are membership subscriptions, specialist programmes, seminars and forums.
international professional organization
The global professional body is an international professional organisation of many distinguished diplomats from all regions. It has grown to become the world's leading independent professional diplomatic institution and global professional body for commercial diplomats. ACCD is the only international organization that exclusively represents and lobbies for the needs and interests of commercial diplomats (practitioners). ACCD's headquarters office is located in the City of London, England.
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