Alliance for Extraterrestrial Diplomatic Contact

The Alliance for Extraterrestrial Diplomatic Contact (AEDC) is an international network of diplomats, politicians, government officials, experts in extraterrestrial affairs, and interested people, with the shared goal of welcoming extraterrestrial civilizations to establish diplomatic missions on our planet.

Registered as a non-profit entity, the AEDC believes that the first and most necessary step to build this embassy for extraterrestrial civilizations, is to create an international diplomatic framework for such contacts, preferably built upon the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations (1961) and the two extant optional protocols to that convention. To this end, the AEDC has drafted a third optional protocol to the Vienna Convention, provisionally titled the “Optional Protocol concerning Embassies for Extraterrestrials” and is promoting discussions and amendments leading to the adoption of this protocol.

The AEDC also provides authoritative advice and information to governments in order to assist their ambassadors, military, and policymakers to understand the nature and significance of contact with extraterrestrial civilizations and to promote the development of appropriate policies.