Association of Certified Commercial Diplomats - Association of Certified Commercial Diplomats - Commercial Diplomats Regulation Authority - Certificado de la Asociación Comercial Los diplomáticos - Commercial Diplomatic Law - Managing International Commercial Disputes - Managing International Trade Disputes - Managing International Investment Disputes - International Trade Arbitration - International Investment Arbitration

As the first independent regulation authority and international professional awarding body, ACCD provides a wide range of professional membership options that are tailored to recognise seasoned career commercial diplomats and new applicants alike. It is independent of government and does not owe allegiance to any political party.

Association of Certified Commercial Diplomats is an extraterritorial professional diplomatic institution, whose activities include provision of postgraduate level higher education, justice and judicial, regulation of, and contribution to responsible and more efficient commercial diplomatic education, practise and service.

Umbrella of the global professional body

The umbrella of ACCD covers career ambassadors, representatives, trade and investment advisors, arbitrators, negotiators of IIAs, policy-makers & government officials involved in commercial diplomatic issues i.e commercial counselors, IIA experts, academia, private sector & NGO representatives, officials in government ministries, parastatals, corporations, and educational institutions globally. The cadres of individual membership are complimented by a corporate option which is reserved for institutions that display an outstanding contribution to responsible commercial diplomatic practise.

Principal activities as a pioneering institution:

Advancement of the interests of practitioners globally

Regulation of, and contribution to more efficient commercial diplomatic education, practise and service

Setting of policy and guidelines, as well as qualification and accreditation procedures for the commercial diplomatic profession

Postgraduate level higher education and research on commercial diplomacy and commercial diplomatic practise

Provision of appropriate impartial regulations, public advocacy, capacity building, and examination standards at the highest level

Provision of appropriate impartial regulations and accreditation for qualified diplomatic institutions, governmental organisations and learning providers of postgraduate programmes that display an outstanding passion for, and contribution to the advancement and professional practise of commercial diplomacy (i.e qualified institutions of higher learning).