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"....an ambassador's job is government to government primarily, but it's also to be a commercial diplomat"
Amb. Anthony Harrington
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'In many significant offshore financial centres, specialist commercial judges exist where formal specialist courts do not'
The Hon. Justice L. Kawaley
Commercial Judge
Supreme Court,
Bermuda
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A large part of the foreign secretary's job is commercial diplomacy, a major part of foreign policy and should be done extremely well
- Vince Cable, UK Business Secretary
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Commercial diplomacy is an important component of the FCO's wider prosperity agenda, which brings together all the actions that it takes globally to support the UK economy
- Rt Hon. Lord Howell of Guildford
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Fellow:
Fellowship is by invitation ad personam by the Presidium of Association of Certified Commercial Diplomats.
The cadres of individual membership in the Association are complimented by a corporate option which is reserved for institutions and vocational education and training providers that display an outstanding contribution to the commercial diplomatic profession, system-wide practices and sector-specific services.
This senior category is open to highly-skilled, highly-competent and highly-influential practitioners who can satisfy council with substantial career progression and who can produce proven evidence of extensive research and development, advancement and significant experience in commercial diplomatic education, practice and service or activity that involves the promotion, protection, strengthening and safeguarding of the commercial diplomatic integrity and the advancement of commercial-judicial diplomatic practice.
Election
Candidates shall:
or
- have been called to practice, admitted to practice and subsequently accepted, accredited and registered as ‘Accredited Commercial Diplomat’,
- have completed the QPA or registered for the QCD ‘Mandatory Qualifying Competency Programme’, or
- have completed an acceptable PhD programme which must cover all the essentially required approved, authorised and recommended modules in the authorised courses that make up the Mandatory Qualifying Competency Programme,
- be a confirmed Accredited Commercial Diplomat,
- be or have been in employment (Senior Executive level) for an aggregate of at least seven years or more; and
- be willing and able to promote, contribute to, and actively support the mission-driven objectives of the professional body.
Fellows of ACCD safeguard, promote and protect the integrity of the Professional Body (The Association) and the profession of commercial diplomacy.
Benefits:
- Certificate of Fellowship and Card
- Use of the applicable protected letters
- Continuing professional development and life-long learning
- Membership of the Permanent Forum on Commercial Diplomacy
- Discounted admission to International Programmes and co-sponsored events
Plus
- Letter of Recommendation, based upon suitability, integrity, professionalism, competency-based experience and specialism-based expertise,
- Opportunity for election to International Advisory Council
- .........and more
*Only those who have registered for or completed the qualifying courses
Annual Subscription: £275.00
Membership Registration
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