First formed in 2011, the Diplomatic Advisory Council (DAC) is an informal body of current Ambassadors serving in the nation’s capital and provides a direct outreach to our strategic allies abroad. All of our programming benefits from the input, guidance, and participation we receive from members of the DAC. Embassy engagement is top-to-bottom, with opportunities for collaboration spanning from Ambassador-hosted events to involvement of policy-centric staff in conversations we host in Washington.

MEMBERS

H.E. Kevin Rudd - Australia

H.E. Jean-Arthur Régibeau - Belgium

H.E. Kirsten Hillman - Canada

H.E. Juan Gabriel Valdés - Chile

H.E. Catalina Crespo-Sancho - Costa Rica

H.E. Miloslav Stašek - Czech Republic

H.E. Jesper Møller Sørensen - Denmark

H.E. Jovita Neliupšienė - European Union

H.E. Mikko Hautala - Finland

H.E. Laurent Bili - France

H.E. Andreas Michaelis - Germany

H.E. Bergdís Ellertsdóttir - Iceland

H.E. Geraldine Byrne Nason - Ireland

H.E. Mariangela Zappia - Italy

H.E. Shigeo Yamada - Japan

H.E. Hyundong Cho - Korea

H.E. Georg Sparber - Liechtenstein

H.E. Nicole Bintner-Bakshian - Luxembourg

H.E. Maguy Maccario Doyle - Monaco

H.E. Birgitta Tazelaar - The Netherlands

H.E. Rosemary Banks - New Zealand

H.E. Anniken Huitfeldt - Norway

H.E. Jose Manuel Romualdez - Philippines

H.E. Francisco Duarte Lopes - Portugal

H.E. Sheikh Meshal Bin Hamad Al-Thani - Qatar

H.E. Andrei Muraru - Romania

H.E. Lui Tuck Yew - Singapore

H.E. Ángeles Moreno Bau - Spain

H.E. Urban Ahlin - Sweden

H.E. Jacques Pitteloud - Switzerland

H.E. Karen Pierce - United Kingdom

PROGRAMMING

Diplomatic Advisory Council (DAC) Dinner Series

The DAC series is a reoccurring forum for direct discourse between member Ambassadors and Members of Congress on nuanced issues affecting the U.S.’s relationships abroad. Like all of FMC’s programming, it presents an opportunity for off-the-record, conversational, candid exchange on timely topics. Led by our Study Group Co-Chair and a host Ambassador, the regularity of the series serves to build meaningful relationships among Congressional peers and with the Diplomatic corps.

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