diplo recruitement and training

Question 1

before ww2

Answer 1

reserved to an upper class of people (male and upper class)

Question 2

today…

Answer 2

recruitment takes place in the open.

Question 3

what candidates need

Answer 3

• a university degree
• first pass a written intelligence and reasoning test (foreign service exam)
• if you are retained there are further tests and interviews
  -then you may be admitted then they go through the school of foreign service where they acquire a strong sense of history and diplomatic learning

Question 4

recruits acquire…

Answer 4

a strong sens of history, knowledge of diplomacy and a grasp of economic issues (the generalist training).similar recruitment procedures in IGOs such as the UN and the EU

Question 5

two main challenges

Answer 5

e-diplomacy and public diplomacy