About Us

PCFR is dedicated to growing Arizona’s global prominence by providing forums that explore critical foreign policy issues and build enduring international connections. PCFR is a member-driven organization made up of hundreds of members with an international interest in Arizona and beyond. For more than 40 years, PCFR has welcomed a variety of distinguished guests; U.S. and foreign ambassadors, cabinet ministers, policy-makers, economists, analysts, journalists, authors, renowned educators and heads of state. During the 20-21 season, PCFR hosted over 40 renowned speaker programs. This provides our members and community with intriguing and intellectually challenging, interactive experiences as they participate in the Q&A following the speakers’ remarks. Through these programmatic learning opportunities, we strive to raise the level of international awareness in both public and private sectors in Arizona because of our belief that unbiased information leads to improved policy making.