Welcome to DACOR!
Diplomatic
and Consular Officers, Retired (DACOR) is an
association of retired officers of the United States Foreign
Service and of other foreign affairs agencies. Founded in 1952,
it is a place to continue fostering interests in foreign
affairs, to maintain and renew friendships, to celebrate shared
lives in distant places, and to meet younger officers as they
begin their careers.
DACOR Bacon House, the home of DACOR, is a beautiful historic building bequeathed in 1980 by the late Virginia Murray Bacon. It was Mrs. Bacon's intention to "simply provide a quiet place for decision-making meetings - unannounced, untapped, unreported" and "to facilitate international peace and understanding by bringing together leaders in the field of foreign policy and international relations and law for the purpose of defining and resolving international problems."
This mission continues to be fulfilled today.
DACOR at a Glance:
Education
DACOR Bacon House Foundation gives out nearly a quarter million dollars a year to students interested in pursuing degrees in international relations and to the dependents of Foreign Service Officers.
Programs & Events
DACOR offers a variety of monthly lectures on foreign policy, development and cultural topics. Annual DACOR Bacon House Foundation Conference on foreign relations is a reunion of experts, friends and colleagues debating important international issues. Sunday afternoon concert series features young, promising local musicians.
Ambassadorial and
New FSO Receptions
DACOR hosts receptions in honor of chiefs of mission-designates and their spouses attending the Ambassadorial Seminar at the Foreign Service Institute. These events take place mid-point in the Seminar. All members of DACOR, including spouses, are welcome. There is no charge. Reception dates are announced in the Bulletin.
DACOR also hosts receptions in honor of newly commissioned Foreign Service Officers and their spouses attending FSI’s A-100 course. All DACOR members and spouses are welcome. There is no charge. Dates are announced in the Bulletin
The Battle-Torbert Library
Overseen by Library and Historical Committee Chair James Gormley, the Battle-Torbert Library offers members a unique collection of books by US diplomats and/or about US foreign policy. Photographs of the members of virtually every A-100 Class and copies of almost every annual issue of State’s Biographic Register (1907-1974) are on the shelves. DACOR subscribes to four newspapers and several periodicals; members donate others.
ADST/DACOR Book Launches
The Association for Diplomatic Studies and Training (ADST) and DACOR together publish books by American diplomats and/or about American diplomacy, in ADST’s “Diplomats and Diplomacy” series. The ADST and DACOR jointly host receptions to launch these books, at which the author and the presidents of the ADST and DACOR speak. Copies are offered for sale and signature.
Coming Events
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Monday, February 8 – Excomm Committee Meeting – 10:15 a.m.
Tuesday, February 9 – President’s Round Table – H.E. Roy Ferguson, New Zealand – noon
Thursday, February 11 – Newberry Committee Meeting – 10:15 a.m.
Friday, February 12 – FORUM – Ambassador Stapleton Roy – noon
Wednesday, February 17 Newberry Series - Ms. Christina Scheppelmann noon
Tuesday, February 23 Forum - Ms. Haleh Esfandiari - noon
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