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INSTITUTE FOR GLOBAL ENGAGEMENT<br />
Address<br />
<strong>Institute</strong> for Global Engagement, PO Box 14477,<br />
Washington, DC 20044<br />
Phone (703) 527-3100<br />
Fax (703) 527-5965<br />
Web<br />
www.globalengage.org<br />
www.cfia.org<br />
E-Mail info@globalengage.org<br />
Category Dialogue / Research<br />
MISSION STATEMENT<br />
<strong>The</strong> <strong>Institute</strong> for Global Engagement (IGE) promotes sustainable environments for religious freedom worldwide. As a faith-based<br />
organization, IGE believes firmly in universal human dignity and is committed to the protection of all faiths through the rule of law.<br />
IGE encourages governments to respect their citizens' right to religious freedom and educates people of faith to exercise that right<br />
responsibly. Operating at the nexus of faith, culture, security, development and the rule of law, IGE's relational diplomacy—currently<br />
focused on East and Central Asia—enables respectful dialogue and practical agreements that help transition countries toward<br />
sustainable religious freedom. IGE also works to equip all people who care about the world with a holistic perspective that combines<br />
top-down (strategic) and bottom-up (grassroots) views on the global relevance of religion.<br />
Founding year 2000.<br />
BACKGROUND AND ACTIVITIES<br />
IGE's Council on Faith & International Affairs (CFIA) equips members of the international affairs community with a balanced<br />
understanding of the role of religion in public life worldwide. Through its major programs—<strong>The</strong> Review of Faith & International<br />
Affairs; a website (www.cfia.org); conferences and lectures, task forces; and fellowships—CFIA fosters a pluralistic forum where<br />
people of different faiths and worldviews can constructively discuss religion's impact on the world today. This approach provides<br />
rigorous analysis and thoughtful commentary to scholars, policy makers, and practitioners.<br />
<strong>The</strong> Current CFIA Task Force focuses on “Faith-Based Diplomacy”. This task force is chaired by Daniel Philpott, Assistant<br />
Professor, Department of Political Science and Faculty Fellow, Joan B. Kroc <strong>Institute</strong> for International Peace Studies, University of<br />
Notre Dame, and Senior Associate of the International Center for Religion and Diplomacy.<br />
IGE also sponsors two educational divisions focused on the role of religion in public life worldwide. First, the Council on Faith &<br />
International Affairs equips international affairs professionals of any faith or none. <strong>The</strong> Council’s major programs—a<br />
groundbreaking journal called <strong>The</strong> Review of Faith & International Affairs, a website (cfia.org), conferences and lectures, task forces,<br />
and fellowships—foster a pluralistic forum where people of different faiths and worldviews, from the scholar to the practitioner, can<br />
constructively discuss religion’s impact on the world today. Second, the Global Engagement Network equips Christians—from the<br />
pew to the professional—to live out their faith with cultural sensitivity and civic responsibility worldwide. <strong>The</strong> Network’s major<br />
programs include the annual Global Leadership Forum; leadership development programs; a blog (globalcolonnade.org); a<br />
forthcoming web-portal (globalchristian.org); and will soon expand to include additional Christian education programs and cultural<br />
engagement initiatives.<br />
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS<br />
(2007). Perspectives on Engaging Islam. Washington DC, <strong>Institute</strong> for Global Engagement.<br />
Albright, M. (2006). Faith and Diplomacy. Washington DC, <strong>Institute</strong> for Global Engagement.