Call for Applications – Atlantic Council: 2014 Future Leaders Summit

CALL FOR APPLICATIONS: 2014 Future Leaders Summit at the UK NATO Summit

Second Round Application for Select NATO Member and Partner Nations

The Atlantic Council is now accepting applications for the second round of its 2014 Future Leaders Summit recruitment.

Exceptional leaders between 25 and 35 years of age from select NATO member and partner countries are encouraged to apply. The organizers are currently recruiting from the United Kingdom and from countries not already represented in the 2014 Emerging Leaders Working Group.

This is the second round of applications for delegates to the summit, following the March 2014 call for fifteen delegates to participate in the NATO Emerging Leaders Working Group who will also attend the summit. In this round only delegates for NATO member countries not already represented in the 2014 Working Group would be selected, along with a small number of new host country delegates from the United Kingdom. In addition, the Council believes it is important to include delegates from NATO partner nations and will review exceptional applications from NATO partner country candidates for a limited number of partner nation spots.

Travel and Accommodations

The Atlantic Council will provide accommodations and group meals for participants during the summit and will provide travel subsidies to help offset the cost of flights. Delegates will have a private room with ensuite shower and private bathroom at the University of South Wales Treforest campus dormitories (the university offers the closest available accommodations to the summit site). Tentative travel dates include arriving in London on September 3 and departing from London on September 6. Delegates will be responsible for arranging and covering the cost of taxi or public transportation to/from the airport in their home country as well as any incidental expenses associated with travel or accommodation.

From September 4-5, 2014, heads of state and government, top diplomats, military commanders, and other international leaders will convene at the NATO Summit in Wales to make decisions that will affect the global geopolitical and economic landscape. The British government and NATO have invited the Atlantic Council to host a high-profile future leaders event alongside the official summit.

Organized in partnership with the Atlantic Treaty Association and Atlantic Council of the United Kingdom, the 2014 Future Leaders Summit will be a primary public diplomacy event of the NATO Summit and serve to connect emerging leaders from North America, Europe, and other regions with one another, the Alliance’s current leaders, and a network of likeminded peers. Summit delegates will have unique access to programming inside the Celtic Manor estate, the official NATO Summit site, and opportunities to engage directly with senior Alliance leaders in attendance.

The deadline for applications is July 22, 2014.

Read more and apply here.