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 learn about how to join, please contact the ECD team.

Recent programs have included:

December 2025

The annual AAB Board Meeting took place, where we had an engaging discussion with Congressman Mike Turner about global security trends, reflected on the past year, and discussed 2026 ECD programming.

November 2025

A fireside chat with Heather Conley from the American Enterprise Institute and Philip Luck from the Center for Strategic & International Studies discussing the evolution of U.S. foreign and trade policy under the second Trump Administration.

September 2025

The ECD hosted its annual event at Nationals Park, where members of the AAB had the opportunity to attend a baseball game and learn about its significance in American culture.

July 2025

At a summer luncheon, the ECD bid farewell to our outgoing AAB Chair, Ambassador Radovan Javorčík, and welcomed our new AAB Co-Chairs, Ambassador of Tanzania Dr. Elsie S. Kanza and Ambassador of Slovenia Iztok Mirošič.

June 2025

The ECD learned about the Trump Administration’s economic policy approach during a discussion with Dr. Pierre Yared, Vice Chair of the Council of Economic Advisors in the Executive Office of the President.

April 2025

The ECD had a fireside chat with Retired U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice Stephen Breyer who spoke about his experience serving on the U.S. Supreme Court, his approach to interpreting and upholding the law, as well as his new book, Reading the Constitution: Why I Chose Pragmatism, Not Textualism.

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.