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Registered Office
  • BP 286, Ministry of Economy and Planification Ndjamena, Republic of Chad
Development Office
  • Bole Sub City Woreda 03, House 2759 P.O. Box 1426, Addis Ababa Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia

Who We're Looking For

FICA seeks a new generation of diplomatic and development professionals. The diplomat of the future needs training that goes far beyond traditional protocol and negotiation skills. Essential competencies now include:

  • Digital literacy and cyber awareness
  • Data analysis and evidence-based decision making
  • Cultural intelligence across multiple civilizational contexts
  • Systems thinking and complexity management
  • Facilitation and multi-stakeholder process design
  • Psychological resilience for operating in high-stress, fragile environments

Diplomatic services globally remain overwhelmingly dominated by elite, Western-educated, male professionals. FICA mandates genuine diversity as a strategic requirement, not a political concession. Diverse diplomatic teams have broader cultural intelligence, wider networks, and greater legitimacy in global contexts.

FICA builds structured pathways for emerging leaders from the Global South, youth movements, indigenous communities, and civil society into diplomatic leadership positions. We create mentorship programs, fellowship networks, and institutional pathways that develop a genuinely global diplomatic leadership class.

FICA's Education & Training Diplomacy programs cover:

  • Exchange of students and academic partnerships
  • Professional training and capacity-building initiatives
  • Gender equality, inclusion, and international certification programs

Consular Academy — training for Economy Diplomacy professionals

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