PRACTICAL PROFESSIONAL TRAINING IN DIPLOMACY
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Ambassador Cindy Courville
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Ambassador Bruce Wharton
Ambassador Jimmy Kolker
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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
Lifting the Curtain on Economic and Commercial Diplomacy
The set of duties, responsibilities and skills required of diplomats working in economic affairs is known as economic tradecraft.
By LISA KUBISKE
Political Tradecraft: The Main Instrument in the Diplomacy Toolbox
Good officers seek to align other countries’ interests with their own.
By EUNICE REDDICK and GINA ABERCROMBIE-WINSTANLEY
Running a Mini-Government at Diplomatic Missions Abroad
Managing multiple agencies overseas is an uphill battle, but working as one team is essential.
By CHARLES RAY and JANICE JACOBS
How the Lack of Diplomatic Doctrine Impairs Statecraft
Policymakers become fixated on policy and fail to focus on the process and methodologies needed to carry out that policy.
By CHAS W. FREEMAN