The American Academy of Diplomacy is a private, non-profit, non-partisan, elected society of men and women who have held positions of major responsibility in the formulation and implementation of American diplomacy. They believe that diplomacy plays an indispensable role in the promotion of American interests abroad and that it is therefore critically important that the highest possible standards of excellence distinguish our diplomacy in practice. The Academy's activities focus on programs designed to help enhance the quality of American diplomacy and to build greater public understanding of the critical role played by diplomacy in America's foreign policy process
