The Danish Foreign Policy Society (Det Udenrigspolitiske Selskab - DUS) is a private, non-profit association.s
It was founded in 1946 with the purpose of stimulating public interest in and knowledge about international affairs.
The Society's patron is His Royal Highness Crown Prince Frederik. Uffe Ellemann-Jensen, former minister for foreign affairs, is the chairman. The executive director is Klaus Carsten Pedersen.
The Society is non-government, non-partisan, and non-commercial. It takes no stand on political issues, but functions as an information centre, a point of contact, and a forum for enlightened debate. The Society currently has 1100 individual members, and further 300 persons are members via 75 institutional and corporate memberships
The Society currently has 1000 individual members, and a further 200 persons are members via 50 institutional and corporate memberships. Members come from a wide range of political parties, professions and age groups. They include government ministers, civil servants, military officers, press people, scholars and students.
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