The Foreign Council On Economic Relations is a think tank for international relations and economic diplomacy.
We engage leaders from governments, politics, associations, and the private sector to discuss different perspectives on policy, security, trade, and investment.
Steering Committee
Maximilian Hoffmann
President
– President, Foreign Council On Economic Relations (2022 – )
– Executive Chairman and Secretary-General, Foreign Council On Economic Relations (2019 – 2022)
– Deputy-Spokesperson of the Executive Board, Alliance of Associations (2020 – 2023)
– Secretary-General, Federal Business Associations of Germany and the Gulf Cooperation Council (2016 – 2019)
– Chairman, German Partner (2017 – 2018)
– Member of the Board of Directors, Federal Association of German Business in Ukraine (2008 – 2016)
Alexander Kulitz, MdB a.D.
Vice-President and Chairman
– CEO, Foreign Council On Economic Relations GmbH (Jan 2024 – )
– Chairman, Foreign Council On Economic Relations (2021 – )
– Member, German Federal Parliament / Bundestag, FDP (2017 – 2021)
– Member, Foreign Affairs Committee, German Bundestag (2018 – 2021)
– Deputy Chairman, Parliamentary Group for Relations with the ASEAN States German Bundestag (2018 – 2021)
– Federal Chairman, Junior Chamber of Commerce Germany WJD (2017 – 2018)
Andrej Gross
Vice President (hon.)
– Director, Deutsche Messe AG
Tanja Kreisz
Vice President (hon.) Women in Diplomacy and Government
Catherine Welling
Co-Chair, Women in Defence and Security
– Member of the Executive Board, constellr