Diplomat
Code 1112.3
Diplomats represent their home nation and government in international organisations. They negotiate with the organisation's officials to ensure the home nation's interests are protected, as well as facilitate productive and friendly communication between the home nation and the international organisation.
Essential skills
Knowledge
- foreign affairs
- diplomatic principles
- government representation
Skills and competences
- speak different languages
- apply diplomatic crisis management
- apply diplomatic principles
- coordinate government activities in foreign institutions
- create solutions to problems
- develop international cooperation strategies
- establish collaborative relations
- build international relations
- assess risk factors
- maintain relationships with government agencies
- observe new developments in foreign countries
- represent national interests
Transversal competences
- show intercultural awareness
- perform political negotiation
- make diplomatic decisions
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This service uses the ESCO classification of the European Commission and the Mapha Taxonomy developed by OTIC SOFOFA (CC BY 4.0), in an adapted version. Group codes come from the ILO's ISCO-08. See sources and licences