ðə mˈɑːdəl fɚðə dˈiːɡˈæp faʊndˈeɪʃən ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti fˈaɪv wʌz ɪn mˈɛni ɹᵻspˈɛkts ðə kˈaʊnsəl ˌɔn fˈɔːɹən ɹᵻlˈeɪʃənz ɪn nˈuː jˈɔːɹk ænd ðə tʃˈæɾəm hˈaʊs ɪn lˈʌndən.
The model for the DGAP's foundation in 1955 was in many respects the Council on Foreign Relations in New York and the Chatham House in London.