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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
'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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Association of Certified Commercial Diplomats which provides a wide range of professional membership options that are tailored to recognize seasoned career practitioners, including appropriately accredited Commercial Diplomats and new prospective practitioners alike, is the first extraterritorial rules-based representative body and regulation authority for commercial diplomats, commercial diplomatic profession, system-wide practices and commercial-judicial diplomatic institutions.
The organisation is independent of government and does not owe allegiance to any political party. As an extraterritorial judicial-diplomatic institution, its activities include advocating Responsible Commercial Diplomacy [RCD], professionalism, standardization and impactful better regulation of appropriately 'Accredited Commercial Diplomats' and 'Commercial Diplomatic Practice'.
UMBRELLA OF THE EXTRATERRITORIAL BODY
The umbrella of ACCD covers:
- international trade policy professionals;
- managers of disputes in international trade, investment and commerce;
- commercial diplomatic counsels, analysts and advisers on international trade and investment policy;
- government commercial-judicial diplomatic representatives on the analysis, facilitation, negotiation and promotion of trade, investment and commerce, including the management of disputes through effective arbitration, mediation and conciliation, covering international trade, investment and commerce;
- negotiators of international trade and investment agreements;
- officials involved in commercial-judicial diplomatic issues i.e foreign commercial diplomatic service officers;
- academics;
- other officials involved in commercial-judicial diplomatic related-relevant activities, especially on behalf of government ministries, parastatals, multinational corporations, intergovernmental organisations, commercial banking, 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, and advocate 'Responsible Commercial Diplomacy' (RCD).
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