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Building the People Who Shape the WorldBlack Professionals in International Affairs (BPIA) is a nonprofit professional association dedicated to expanding access, developing leaders, strengthening community, and preparing professionals for meaningful careers and leadership across international affairs. Our work connects students, emerging professionals, experienced practitioners, executives, scholars, diplomats, and public servants across sectors and generations. We believe representation is only the beginning. Our work is about ensuring that Black professionals have the preparation, networks, opportunities, and institutional access necessary to enter, lead, and thrive across the international affairs ecosystem. ONE MISSION. TWO HOUSES. FOUR PILLARS OF IMPACT.BPIA has grown beyond a traditional professional association. Today, our work operates through two complementary houses that allow us to serve both the professional community and the leadership pipeline. Together, they advance one mission: building a stronger, more representative, and better-prepared international affairs community. Our missionBlack Professionals in International Affairs (BPIA) strengthens the global affairs community by building community, developing leaders, expanding professional pathways, and preparing Black professionals to lead and serve across international affairs.
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WHAT WE MEAN BY POLICY PRIORITIESBPIA is a nonpartisan 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. Our organizational policy priorities are principally connected to our mission and the people, pathways, and institutions that comprise the international affairs profession. Our work may focus on questions such as:
These priorities are different from adopting organizational positions on the full range of substantive U.S. foreign policy questions. Our primary focus is opening pathways, preparing leaders, positioning talent, developing ideas, and connecting professionals with opportunities to serve. BPIA may convene conversations on regional and global issues as part of our educational mission. These programs are designed to expose participants to expertise, competing perspectives, and the realities of policymaking. Participation in BPIA does not require adherence to an organizational position on regional or geopolitical policy questions. BPIA is nonpartisan and does not support or oppose candidates for public office. |
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BPIA membership is open to all applicants who support our mission and goals without regard to race, religion/creed, ethnicity, national origin, gender, sexual preference or identity. | Mailing Address BPIA P.O. Box 55922 Washington, DC 20011 |