PRACTICAL PROFESSIONAL TRAINING IN DIPLOMACY
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Ambassador Cindy Courville
Ambassador Janice Jacobs
Ambassador Charles Ray
Ambassador Bruce Wharton
Ambassador Jimmy Kolker
Ambassador Lisa Kubiske
Ambassador Douglas Silliman
HEAR FROM OUR ALUMNI
Nick Faust
UNITED STATES
Ikenna Ezealah, Ph.D.
UNITED STATES & NIGERIA
“I feel better equipped as I proceed along my career path. In the process of trying to resolve the issue at hand, based on the topic, and applying those fundamentals of diplomatic practice, you experience the different challenges a diplomat would run into. WIDA is an experiential immersion. It will give you tools and skills that you wouldn’t get anywhere else.”
Pamela Jahier
UNITED STATES & MAURITIUS
“I applied to WIDA after doing extensive research and quickly determined that it was everything I was looking for. It offered the program that was going to give me the best insight into a career in diplomacy. And it topped all my expectations. I really felt immersed in everything foreign affairs and diplomacy. It changed my perception of things.”
DIPLOMATIC DIARY
Parents Choose a Diplomatic Career. Their Children Live It.
Empowering our kids with some say in our moves from Europe to Central America to Africa proved immensely beneficial.
By VIRGINIA BLASER
Why Global Citizenship Education Should Become U.S. Policy
Few teachers try to fill the gap between what their students want to learn about the world and what schools mandate.
By JANETTE NEUMANN
Diplomats Acquire Unique Skills. Are They Applicable Elsewhere?
The ability to gather, analyze, synthesize and communicate information clearly is their best asset, former diplomats say.
By WILLIAM CASON
How to Use Artificial Intelligence in Diplomacy
Foreign affairs agencies should take a proactive approach to using the new technology to revolutionize the conduct of international relations.
By VIRGINIA BLASER