The Diplomatic Council Startup Leadership Award to be launched in 2020, enjoys great popularity: the stream of new applications doesn’t stop. The deadline for applications ends on January 20; the festive award ceremony will take place at the Diplomatic Council on February 7 in Frankfurt.
The objective of this Diplomatic Council Startup 2020 Award is to encourage innovative culture, promote the startups regardless of the phase they are in, and offer them an investor and mentoring platform.
For more than three years now the Diplomatic Council, with the help of its dedicated members, has been supporting Little Smile, a children’s aid project based in Sri Lanka. Michael Kreitmeir, a television journalist, whose son Manual Kreitmeir is a long-time member of the Diplomatic Council, visited Sri Lanka in his function as a journalist more than 20 years ago and witnessed the misery of orphanage children which was a result of the Sri Lankan Civil War.
In good tradition, Dr. Heinrich Kreft, German Ambassador to Luxembourg and Member of the Diplomatic Council Board of Presidents, will deliver the keynote speech at the upcoming Diplomatic Council Gala on February 7.
In his speech he will address the global political situation from the European perspective. We are not only starting a new year but also a new decade. One thing is certain: there are many challenges ahead of us.
And all men kill the thing they love,
By all let this be heard,
Some do it with a bitter look,
Some with a flattering word,
The coward does it with a kiss,
The brave man with a sword!
Oscar Wilde,
Ballad of Reading Gaol, 1898
Thoughts by Diplomatic Council Member Dr. Horst Walther
I am a fan of Oscar’s lucid dandy quotes. In most cases I quietly enjoy, but have to say tse tse tse …
By Dr. Horst Walther and Nadja Obenaus*
Croatian Presidency of the Council of the European Union: A strong Europe in a world of challenges
By H.E. Dr. Gordan Grlić Radman, Member of the Diplomatic Council Board of of Presidents, Minister of Foreign and European Affairs of the Republic of Croatia.
This statement was first published by our Diplomatic Council Partner Diplomat Magazine.
Celebration of Diplomatic Christmas Gala 2019 sponsored by Diplomatic Council Spain and Bentley Madrid
Speech by Mr. Lucien Tjon, Diplomatic Council Chairman International Relations and Chairman Stichting Culturele en Economische Betrekkingen China-Nederland.
Ladies and Gentlemen,
Thank you very much for inviting me to speak here today.
What are the advantages of transportation and logistics?
Canaries are located in the main sea trade routes with 27 commercial ports, 7.2 million of passengers every year and connections with over 500 ports around the world.
They count with direct connections between Europe/Africa/America with 8 airports, 6 of them are international airports. Very strong links with South and Central America, likewise with Africa countries.
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The Diplomatic Council has set up a new Mission in China’s capital Beijing after it has signed the far-reaching collaboration
