Bilateral
Two-nation diplomatic dialogues, structured around finance ministry priorities and shared economic frameworks.
- Heads-of-state briefings
- Treasury-level working groups
- Closed-door communiqués
Atlanta · Geneva · Washington
Welcome
Quietdiplomacy.Lastingalliance.
The International Friends Alliance is a 501(c)(4) nonprofit conducting diplomatic and economic partnerships with international Ministries of Finance and global government institutions.
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Our Charter
We exist to convene the quiet conversations that move nations.
"Diplomacy is the long art of making strangers into friends, and friends into allies."
For more than a decade, IFA has worked at the seams of international finance and diplomacy — not in headlines, but in private salons, embassy back-rooms, and ministerial working groups across six continents.
Our charter is narrow and our methods are patient: bilateral trust, multilateral alignment, ministerial counsel. We do not lobby. We convene.
Measured Impact
A decade of patient diplomacy.
Each engagement is private; the aggregate, public. These are the numbers we are willing to share.
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Ministry Partnerships
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Nations Engaged
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Years of Service
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Convenings Hosted
Modes of Engagement
Three tiers of partnership.
Multilateral
Coalitions across regional blocs—convened to align policy positions before international assemblies.
- Pan-regional summits
- Joint policy white papers
- Pre-G20 alignment forums
Ministerial
Direct engagements with sitting Ministers of Finance, Trade, and Economic Development.
- Cabinet-level advisory
- Bilateral state visits
- Confidential ministerial briefings
Partnership Atlas
32 nations. One conversation.
Hover a marker to see the ministry of record and the year of partnership.
United States
U.S. Department of the Treasury · 2013
United Kingdom
HM Treasury · 2014
France
Ministère de l'Économie · 2015
Germany
Bundesministerium der Finanzen · 2015
Switzerland
Federal Department of Finance · 2016
Kenya
National Treasury · 2017
Nigeria
Federal Ministry of Finance · 2017
South Africa
National Treasury · 2018
UAE
Ministry of Finance · 2018
Saudi Arabia
Ministry of Finance · 2019
India
Ministry of Finance · 2019
Singapore
Ministry of Finance · 2020
Japan
Ministry of Finance · 2020
South Korea
Ministry of Economy & Finance · 2021
Brazil
Ministério da Fazenda · 2022
Mexico
Secretaría de Hacienda · 2023
Leadership
Counsel of record.
Communiqués
From the record.
May 2026Press Release
IFA Welcomes Singapore's Ministry of Finance to its Asia-Pacific Council
4 min read
Apr 2026Ministry Brief
On the Architecture of Trust: A Note from the Geneva Working Group
9 min read
Mar 2026Partnership Update
Joint Statement Following the Nairobi Bilateral Convening
6 min read
Feb 2026Press Release
Twelve-Year Review: A Decade of Quiet Diplomacy
12 min read
Jan 2026Ministry Brief
Sovereign Resilience and the Coming Decade
8 min read
Engage
Begin a conversation.
Submit a confidential request and a member of our diplomatic counsel will respond within three business days.
Working Hours
00:54
Geneva
18:54
Washington D.C.
23:54
London
06:54
Singapore
01:54
Nairobi