Protocol and Diplomacy International - Protocol Officers Association
Founded in 2002, Protocol and Diplomacy International – Protocol Officers Association is our nation’s first official protocol officers association dedicated to issues of protocol service to our communities. It was established at the first international protocol meeting held at the United States Department of State in Washington, D.C. Our Board of Directors and Honorary Advisors are individuals respected in the field worldwide for their protocol expertise.
Our mission is to provide the highest level of collective expertise, training, information, and advice regarding internationally and nationally accepted rules of protocol. We are committed to facilitating communication, understanding, and cooperation between individuals, governments and cultures.
Membership is open to professionals in the field of protocol who currently serve, or have served in the past, as protocol officers for any level of government (federal/national, state/province, county, city or military) museums or cultural institutions, universities and colleges (public or private), corporations or international trade organizations. Our international membership currently hails from eight countries.
Ambassador Capricia Marshall -- Welcomes PDI-POA to the U.S. Department of State
The newly minted Chief of Protocol of the United States, Ambassador Capricia Marshall (center, in orange), poses with the Board of Directors of PDI-POA at the U.S. State Department.
Front Row L-R: Sherri Ferris, Ann Beard, Amb. Capricia Marshall, Chris Young, Donna Moloney, Lanie Denslow, Florine Postell.
Back Row L-R: Deanea LeFlore, Sonia Garza-Monarchi, Karen Bryk, Larry Dunham, Rebecca Aguilar, Ginger Barnard, Marsha Hamilton, Elizabeth Branson, Kathleen Ryan, Monica Earley, Tom Corcoran.
