Our 2026 Summer Institute will be held from July 12 to July 24, 2026 on the USC campus in Los Angeles.

Your gift to CPD will support practitioners, scholars and students through cutting-edge research, timely analysis, impactful events and one-of-a-kind professional training.

Stanford serves as the Press Officer at U.S. Embassy Mexico City.

The award honors private sector leaders whose work advances international cooperation and local prosperity through global engagement.

A statesman of global stature and friend to CPD, Joseph Nye transformed the way the world understands power and influence. 

The former Consul General of France in Los Angeles joins as CPD's diplomat-in-residence and interim director. 

Meet our two newest Fellows who will conduct original research on disruptive cultural diplomacy and the role of public and digital diplomacy in post-conflict nation-building.

New CPD Board Duncan Wood serves as the President and CEO of the Pacific Council on International Policy and brings more than three decades of experience in international relations and policy.