The Worshipful Company of World Traders fosters links between other bodies for mutual benefit. These arise from the specific interests of our members, or because they have intrinsic relevance to world trade. At present there are two affiliations.
The Annual Country Partnership
Each year the incumbent Master chooses a country with which to develop a relationship. The purposes of this may be obvious: to learn more about that country, to offer the hand of friendship to their representatives, and of course to facilitate for liverymen any trading opportunities that there may be with the country in question.
We now seek other ways in which we can foster the relationship beyond the ideas already in hand. To this end we now also appoint a liaison officer to work with the Master & Clerk, and a volunteer liveryman is sought.
HMS Manchester
In common with many livery companies, The Worshipful Company of World Traders has formed an affiliation with a unit of HM armed forces. In 2001 arrangements were made with the Admiralty for the Company to "adopt" HMS Manchester.
