WIDA Programs
Custom
Diplomacy
Programs
In person
Online
Program Overview
Our custom programs — both in person and online — help organizations build a cadre of leaders with strong diplomacy skills, strategic vision and global outlook, who can tackle complex challenges and surmount persistent obstacles. Diplomacy is, above all, about influence, and our tailored training can improve institutional and individual capabilities, enhance performance and boost effectiveness.
Our approach combines the breadth of global knowledge with the depth of skills-based expertise in specific aspects of diplomatic practice in multicultural environments. Our team of successful diplomacy practitioners focuses on practical and real-world training, rather than theoretic lectures, that encourages innovation, creativity and out-of-the-box thinking. Our programs provide intensive and collaborative learning experiences that empower leaders and give them a competitive edge in a rapidly changing and interconnected world.
Programs for Governments
For national and local governments, our custom programs offer comprehensive systemic solutions to institution-building and workforce-management challenges, as well as specific blueprints in diplomacy training and career development. Our training curriculum can be highly tailored to your organization’s needs, in terms of both seniority levels and various specialties, such as political or economic tradecraft, public diplomacy, consular affairs or cyber diplomacy.
Programs for Businesses
For nonprofits and businesses, our custom programs offer tools that ensure your executives have the expertise and skills to navigate complex diplomacy structures and bureaucracies, both in the United States and around the world. The programs, which cover such areas as government relations, political and economic analysis, negotiation, crisis-management, diplomatic protocol and cross-cultural communication, can be delivered at our premises in Washington or at your headquarters.
Our Faculty
Hundreds of Years
of Combined Experience
in One Program
Our instructors are career ambassadors who have served in dozens of countries around the world. They teach the practical skills, methods, judgment and professional habits they honed at the highest levels of government over decades, with simulation exercises and case studies derived from their own careers.
Get in Touch
Our custom programs are intended for organizations, not individuals.
If you are interested in exploring custom training or have questions, CONTACT US.
Summer Diplomatic Academy
8–30 July 2026
One-Year Certificate in International Diplomacy
28 September 2026 — 7 May 2027
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