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Council on Foreign Relations Mitgliedschaftsanforderungen

Jedes Kriterium Council on Foreign Relations veröffentlicht die Angaben mit Quellenangabe, dem Datum der Überprüfung und dem Grad der Verlässlichkeit, zuzüglich ersetzter Werte, damit nachvollzogen werden kann, wie sich die Kriterien verändert haben.

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Lesen Sie eine Voraussetzung als die von der Organisation veröffentlichte Untergrenze, nicht als Zusicherung. Ein Umsatztest kann für verschiedene Unternehmenstypen alternative Varianten haben, Chapters können strengere lokale Tests festlegen, und auf Einladung basierende Organisationen veröffentlichen Kriterien, die Mitglieder beschreiben, statt sie aufzunehmen.

Aktuell veröffentlichte Kriterien

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Kriterium	Veröffentlichte Voraussetzung	Hinweis	Herkunft
Status als akkreditierter Investor	Restricted to US citizens (native born or naturalized) and permanent residents who have formally applied to become citizens	Permanent residents must email CFR a statement of their current citizenship and the date of their formal US citizenship application.	Verifiziert September 2026Hohe ZuverlässigkeitQuelle ↗
Sponsoring	Life membership: nomination by a current CFR member plus seconding letters from three to four other individuals	Nominating letters run to 500 words, seconding letters to 300. Seconders need not be members but this is strongly recommended. Officers, directors and Committee on Membership members may not write; nor may a spouse, close relative or in-law. Members are advised to write for no more than two candidates per round.	Verifiziert September 2026Hohe ZuverlässigkeitQuelle ↗
Sponsoring	Term membership: nomination by a current CFR member plus seconding letters from two to three other individuals	Members of the Subcommittee on Term Membership are barred from nominating or seconding term candidates.	Verifiziert September 2026Hohe ZuverlässigkeitQuelle ↗
Mindestalter	Term membership: aged thirty to thirty-six on 1 January 2027	Applies only to the Stephen M. Kellen Term Member Program; life membership has no published age band.	Verifiziert September 2026Hohe ZuverlässigkeitQuelle ↗
Höchstalter bei Beitritt	Term membership: aged thirty to thirty-six on 1 January 2027	Graduate students are generally advised to wait until after completing their degree before applying.	Verifiziert September 2026Hohe ZuverlässigkeitQuelle ↗
Sonstiges Kriterium	Judged on intellectual attainment and expertise, experience and current involvement in international affairs, promise of future achievement, potential contribution to CFR, ability to participate, and standing among peers	These six criteria are the published basis for the Committee on Membership's consideration and structure the required nominating letter.	Verifiziert September 2026Hohe ZuverlässigkeitQuelle ↗
Sonstiges Kriterium	CFR visiting fellows may not apply until their fellowship has ended	Applies to both life and term membership.	Verifiziert September 2026Hohe ZuverlässigkeitQuelle ↗

Wie die Aufnahme funktioniert

Application process

Candidates request an application, then submit it online with contact information, a CV, and nominator and seconder details. Life membership requires a written nomination from a current member plus three to four seconding letters; term membership requires a nomination plus two to three seconding letters. Letter writers receive submission instructions automatically once entered into the portal. Life membership deadlines are 1 March and 1 November, with decisions in late June and early March respectively; the term membership deadline is 10 January, with decisions in late June. The Board of Directors elects new members twice a year.

Invitation required

Sponsor required

Selectivity

Not publicly disclosed. CFR publishes its criteria, deadlines and letter requirements but no acceptance rate or applicant volume.

Membership term

Life membership for elected members; term membership runs for a fixed five-year term

Primary audience

Senior figures in foreign policy and adjacent fields: government officials, scholars, business executives, journalists, lawyers and nonprofit leaders

Typisches Mitglied

Members include top government officials, scholars, business executives, journalists, lawyers and nonprofit professionals. Life members are elected on intellectual attainment, involvement in international affairs and standing among peers; term members are elected each year from candidates aged thirty to thirty-six and serve a fixed five-year term.

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Falls nicht: Alternativen zu Council on Foreign Relations (The Economic Club of New York, The Business Council, The Economic Club of Washington, D.C., Renaissance Weekend).

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Quellen

Council on Foreign Relations — home, Council on Foreign Relations. Abgerufen 6 September 2026.Stufe 1
About CFR — Council on Foreign Relations, Council on Foreign Relations. Abgerufen 6 September 2026.Stufe 1
Membership | Council on Foreign Relations, Council on Foreign Relations. Abgerufen 6 September 2026.Stufe 2
Individual Membership | Council on Foreign Relations, Council on Foreign Relations. Abgerufen 6 September 2026.Stufe 2
Stephen M. Kellen Term Member Program | Council on Foreign Relations, Council on Foreign Relations. Abgerufen 6 September 2026.Stufe 2
CFR Annual Membership Dues, effective 1 July 2025 - 30 June 2026 (PDF), Council on Foreign Relations, July 2025. Abgerufen 6 September 2026.Stufe 2

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