Our Mission

The Phoenix Committee on Foreign Relations is an independent and non-partisan membership organization designed to assist leaders in Metro Phoenix to respond more effectively to a rapidly changing world. Founded in 1976 as an outgrowth of the Council on Foreign Relations, the Committee is dedicated to positioning Metro Phoenix as a major regional, international policy center.

OBJECTIVES:

• Make leaders more fully aware of international developments and promote more effective action in addressing a rapidly changing world;
• Inform and improve policy making in both the private and public sectors;
• Promote better understanding of global trends and their implications;
• Enhance international communications on vital economic, social and political issues;
• Help enrich, develop and align the international community; and Promote collaboration among international interests.