The Almaden Valley Men's Forum is an independent, nonpartisan membership organization and think tank, dedicated to being a resource for its members, government officials, business executives, journalists, educators and students, civic and religious leaders, and other interested citizens in order to help them better understand the world, and the foreign policy choices facing Almaden Valley, San Jose, the United States and other countries.
Two strong convictions guide our thinking for the 2006-2009 triennium. First, the AVMF remains as important as ever in helping countries of the world fulfill their shared leadership responsibilities in the wider international system and, second, its framework needs to be widened to reflect broader changes in the world.