The Washington Charitable Foundation

WCF was incorporated to promote Track II diplomacy across various sectors and with multiple nations in accordance with its original mandate to build political and social bridges on a global scale. While WCF has previously had a more direct focus on the Middle East by aligning with current Track I efforts during various administrations, WCF has no regional limits to conduct its operations, where such activities fall within the good faith and letter of the law. Furthermore, dialogue and work of Track II diplomacy has been encouraged globally, even in the most difficult circumstances where regular commerce and trade has been suspended. On this basis, WCF is able to calibrate its activities on a global scale and is ready and willing to work where the needs are the greatest.

Track II diplomacy, also referred to as "backchannel diplomacy" has become a tremendous asset in the world as the current geopolitical situation has become very complex. Governments are shouldering more complicated challenges including disinformation, cyber warfare, climate, infectious diseases, natural disasters, irregular migration, food shortages and people smuggling. These issues place an added burden on traditional diplomacy and give rise to opportunities for non-state actors to contribute to conflict resolution and cooperation. Although never a replacement for Track I diplomacy, Track II, where possible, should be implemented with the support of governments and international organizations.