Secretary of State Clinton visited the Foreign Service Institute (FSI) this afternoon. FSI is the Department of State's training facility where diplomats are trained for their onward assignments overseas, with courses in tradecraft, language, culture, and history. PsyDip's blogger, yours truly, is currently enrolled in Mandarin training at FSI. Secretary Clinton's message was both inspirational and right on target in summarizing our core training goals at State. Have a look at the video here...
PsyDip asks: what can we do to make sure our diplomats go out to the field with a grounding not only in the relevant tradecraft, language, culture, and history for their assigned country, but also with a grounding in the psychological tools, research, and country-specific concepts that could increase their effectiveness?
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