President & Director Pamela Eyring

Pamela Eyring is the President and Director of The Protocol School of Washington^®, the first company to offer business etiquette training and, today, the only nationally accredited business etiquette, image and international protocol school in the nation. Armed with more than two decades of operational protocol and educational development, Ms. Eyring brings in-depth knowledge and skill to the etiquette and protocol industry. Formerly the Chief of Protocol at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, (and the first civilian to hold the post), she planned and directed military, government, international and civic ceremonies, conferences, special events and Presidential visits. She was also the Executive Development Program Manager for the Education and Training Branch of Headquarters Personnel.

Ms. Eyring has presented seminars and briefings to international corporate and government executives, Fortune 500 companies, academia and numerous government and industry organizations. She was named Washington Business Journal’s first monthly Biz Etiquette columnist and appears regularly in such media outlets as:  Khaleej Times, UAE Today News, ARD German Radio and Television, Trinidad and Tobago Newsday, The Wall Street Journal, “O” The Oprah Magazine, The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Washington Diplomat, Associated Press, Forbes.com, Entrepreneur.com, Inc.com, The Federal Times, Real Simple magazine, CNN, NBC-TV, CBS-TV, FOX-TV, AARP-TV, and ABC Radio Network. In 2010, Ms. Eyring was approached by Reuters Global to write regular Modern Business Etiquette columns and began appearing regularly on “Good Day Columbia,” the FOX-TV affiliate in Columbia, SC.

Ms. Eyring is an active member of Protocol and Diplomacy International – Protocol Officers Association (PDI-POA), the American Society of Training and Development (ASTD), International Public Management Association – Human Resources (IPMA-HR), and Meeting Professionals International (MPI). She also served on the Board of Directors of Business for Diplomatic Action, a nonpartisan organization working to engage U.S. businesses in efforts to improve the standing of America abroad.