A Special Event in Collaboration between the Fletcher School at Tufts University and WorldBoston: The Future of Diplomacy: Preparing the Next Generation of Diplomats

In most countries, new diplomats are not sufficiently prepared to
carry out their duties. Lacking many of the skills needed to work in
embassies and foreign ministries, and having received almost no
formal training, they spend years learning fundamental
competencies on the job. That hurts the effectiveness and impact of
diplomacy globally.
Nicholas Kralev, the founding executive director of the Washington
International Diplomatic Academy, will share his experience
designing and executing professional diplomacy training. He will
also discuss his book, "Diplomatic Tradecraft," the first-ever
practical diplomacy textbook, which was recently published by
Cambridge University Press. A former Financial Times and
Washington Times correspondent, Mr. Kralev accompanied U.S.
Secretaries of State Hillary Clinton, Condoleezza Rice, Colin Powell,
and Madeleine Albright on their travels around the world. His books
include "America’s Other Army: The U.S. Foreign Service and 21st
Century Diplomacy" and "Diplomats in the Trenches." Mr. Kralev has
visited 107 countries and more than 80 U.S. embassies. He holds a
master’s degree in public policy from Harvard’s Kennedy School and
speaks five languages

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