Programs
Our programs are tailored to current events and to our participants’ highest priority interests, including U.S. politics and elections, history and culture, foreign policy, international trade, sustainable development, and global trends.
Discussions in our unique, intimate programs are completely confidential, allowing our participants, sponsors, and guests to build trust and share perspectives in an off-the-record environment.
ECD events are offered free of charge for invited members of the diplomatic corps, United States government representatives, and other guests.
Business representatives and other interested organizations and individuals can support ECD’s mission and join our programs by sponsoring ECD. To learn more about the benefits of ECD sponsorship and to make a contribution, please click here.
Recent programs have included:
December 2022
October 2022
September 2022
September 2022
July 2022
July 2022
June 2022
May 2022
March 2022
February 2022
The post-pandemic world with Brookings Institute Senior Fellow Thomas Wright
Upcoming events
Programs
Our programs are tailored to current events and to our participants’ highest priority interests, including U.S. politics and elections, history and culture, foreign policy, international trade, sustainable development, and global trends.
Discussions in our unique, intimate programs are completely confidential, allowing our participants, sponsors, and guests to build trust and share perspectives in an off-the-record environment.
ECD events are free of charge for invited members of the diplomatic corps in the United States and for invited representatives of the U.S. government. To be considered, please contact us here.
Business representatives and other interested organizations and individuals can support ECD’s mission and join our programs by sponsoring ECD. To learn more about the benefits of ECD sponsorship and to make a contribution, please click here.
Past programs have included:
February 2022
The post-pandemic world with Brookings Institute Senior Fellow Thomas Wright
January 2022
The year ahead in U.S. national security with Stephen Hadley
October 2021
How Baseball Happened – An evening of BBQ, baseball & history with author Thomas Gilbert
April 2021
Covid-19 developments and implications Assistant Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO) Stewart Simonson