Public Diplomacy Council of Catalonia
| Consell de Diplomàcia Pública de Catalunya | |
Casa de les Punxes, head quarters of the organization
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| Predecessor | Patronat Catalunya Món |
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| Formation | November 20, 2012 |
| Founder | Generalitat de Catalunya et al |
| Founded at | Barcelona |
| Legal status | active |
| Purpose | Increase awareness on Catalonia |
| Headquarters | Casa de les Punxes |
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Secretary General
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Albert Royo i Mariné |
The Public Diplomacy Council of Catalonia (in Catalan language Consell de Diplomàcia Pública de Catalunya; acronym: DIPLOCAT) – previously known as the Patronat Catalunya Món – is a public-private consortium set up by the Catalan government, the Generalitat. It is devoted to promoting international awareness of Catalonia within the international community. Albert Royo i Mariné has been the Secretary General of the Diplomacy Council since 14 February 2013.
DIPLOCAT organizes academic events to discuss both internationally relevant topics within Catalonia with international guests and the Catalan independence process in universities around the world. Examples of these events include debates in Lisbon, Seville, Vilnius, Cambridge, Princeton or Sciences Po Paris.
It also publishes articles in international press to explain the political situation in Catalonia; awards grants; organizes an Executive Master’s degree in Diplomacy and Foreign Affairs; organizes meetings with foreign members of parliaments to promote debate on the question of the “right to decide”; invites well-known figures from different fields of work or studies to visit Catalonia; participates in electoral observation missions; aids civil society organizations carrying out activities abroad; prepares informative documents explaining key aspects of everything related to Catalonia; and carries out digital diplomacy with activity on social networks - especially Twitter.
DIPLOCAT also gives the annual Catalan Business Diplomacy Award, aimed at recognizing those companies which identify themselves or their products and services as Catalan. The award was first created in 2013 by DIPLOCAT working together with PIMEC. It has been won by Aranow (2013), Scytl (2014) and Moritz (2015).
The following public bodies constitute the Public Diplomacy Council:
Coordinates: 41°23′53″N 2°09′50″E / 41.3980°N 2.1638°E
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