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KD practitioners have engaged with clients in a variety of settings on issues related to challenges facing intercultural teams, inter-generational conflicts and diversity challenges in many industries. We have advised world leaders and senior executives on ways to address race, gender, ethnic, religious bias, and responses to destructive and violent extremist worldviews. Our team has coached leaders from a variety of sectors to strengthen their leadership messaging, approaches and interventions strategies mitigating negative interaction and building health relationship.

Clients included ambassadors, generals, UN Security Council members, corporate leaders and senior managers, United Nations and European Union personnel (Special Envoys and Country Reps), civil society, as well as local communities.

KD practitioners work in advisory roles with the following organizations.

• Department of State (US)

• ASEAN Regional Forum (AU, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade)

KD practitioners have consulted and collaborated on various projects with clients at all domestic and international levels.

• Government agencies (United States):

  • Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency (CSOSA) - Alternative Dispute Resolution Office;

  • Department of Interior (DOI) University;

  • Department of State.

• Multilateral organizations:

  • United Nations (UN): United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), Bureau of Arab States, Security Council Affairs Division (S-CAD), UN Women, Bureau of Arab States;

  • European External Action Service (EEAS);

  • Deutsche Gesellschaft fur Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) (Germany);

  • NOREF Norwegian Centre for Conflict Resolution (Norway);

  • European Institute of Peace;

  • World Bank Group: International Finance Corporation;

  • DT-Global.

• Non-profit organizations:

  • NVMS Conflict Resolution Center (United States);

  • Cornerstones (United States);

  • Search for Common Ground (United States);

  • Iraqi Al-Amal Association (Iraq);

  • Center for International and Strategic Studies (United States)

  • Friends of Angola (Angola)

  • Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics (United States).

• Higher education institutions:

  • George Mason University (GMU) - School for Conflict Analysis and Resolution (United States);

  • American University (AU) (United States);

  • Eastern Mennonite University (EMU) - Center for Justice and Peace (United States);

  • University of Mosul (Iraq);

  • University of Virginia - Virginia Natural Resources Leadership Institute (VNRLI) (United States).

• For-profit organizations:

  • Freddie Mac (United States);

  • Chevron (formerly Texaco);

  • American Friends Service Committee (AFSC) (United States);

  • IREX

  • Ahliyyah School for Girls (Jordan).

• ThinkTanks:

  • Democracy International (United States).

• Research Institutions:

  • Swiss Peace (Switzerland);

  • Urban Institute (United States);

  • Personal Decisions Research Institute (United States)