Salzburg Global, a US 501c3 non-profit organization with offices in Washington, DC and Salzburg, Austria, is where open-minded leaders from around the world gather for breakthrough conversations on pressing global issues. Our first program in 1947 brought together over 100 young Europeans and Americans – including veterans of the French resistance, survivors of Nazi concentration camps, prisoners of war, and former enemies. Since 2014, Salzburg Global has also operated Schloss Leopoldskron as an award‑winning hotel and event location, helping to advance Salzburg Global’s mission and to support the conservation of our unique historic property.
Sometimes called a “Marshall Plan for the Mind” in its early years, Salzburg Global began as a world‑renowned center for post‑war reconciliation through intellectual and cultural exchange. In the 1950s, Salzburg Global internationalized the emerging interdisciplinary field of American Studies and promoted educational and scientific exchange acr...