ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (Nov. 2, 2009) – St. Petersburg College signed an educational partnership agreement Monday with the Consular Corps College, the national organization of foreign consuls in the U.S.

            The partnership, approved by the boards of both SPC and CCC, was first announced in July. Under terms of the agreement, the CCC’s headquarters will be established at  SPC, which will provide the organization with significant infrastructural support.

            The Consular Corps College is a non-profit, non-political professional organization that serves the foreign consular community in the U.S. through initial and continuing education, information sharing, networking and other means aimed at enhancing a consul’s effectiveness.

            “This agreement is the first of its kind -- there has never been a formal  relationship between an educational institution and the Consular Corps College,” said SPC President Carl M. Kuttler Jr. “It offers many opportunities for SPC and its students.” 

            The Consular Corps College was founded in 1969 to increase professional communication among foreign consular officers serving in the U.S. Any consular officer recognized by the U.S. State Department, as well as current and former protocol officers, may join the Consular Corps College.