FLETCHER GLOBAL DIPLOMACY INSTITUTE

Program for Mid-Career & Senior Diplomatic Professionals
The Fletcher School, Tufts University

Medford, MA

ABOUT THE
PROGRAM

Building on 90+ years of experience training diplomats and leading government officials, the Fletcher School is pleased to launch the Fletcher Global Diplomacy Institute, a 5-day, in-person Executive Education Program for mid-career and senior diplomats.

This program is designed as a strategic retreat to recalibrate your diplomatic playbook for a rapidly changing world order. We will examine the evolving geopolitical landscape and its impact on security, global governance, and how diplomats work with business and civil society to shape global affairs. We will build tools and approaches to be effective in your strategic leadership, negotiation, communication, and crisis management. We will explore how to apply these frameworks to critical global challenges, such as sustainable development, migration, and new technological developments. Participants will develop actionable solutions for their individual portfolio of priorities.

Open to diplomatic professionals from across the globe, the Institute also provides a unique opportunity to build your transnational network and to discover new opportunities for cooperation. We look forward to creating a space of global exchange and brainstorming that includes representation from numerous countries around the world.

DIPLOMACY FOR A CHANGING WORLD ORDER

We are committed to creating a collaborative and open learning environment that supports your growth, confidence, and effectiveness as leaders, collaborators, and global professionals. We hope that your experience will facilitate you to:

Deepen your knowledge and competence on managing complex global challenges through hands-on engagement with cases, simulations, and world-class research.
Enhance best practices in professional diplomacy, refreshing your mastery of traditional skills while cultivating the self-knowledge, agility, and diplomatic entrepreneurship needed to be effective in a fast-changing world.
Hone your individual leadership approach, cultivating key mindsets for leading change at various levels (personal, organizational, national, multilateral).
Develop new modes of diplomatic engagement and influence, responsive to the variety of challenges facing diplomats today.

BUILDING YOUR DIPLOMATIC PLAYBOOK

This program is designed to strengthen your strategic leadership and core diplomacy skills, through both an analysis of the emerging global order and urgent policy issues, combined with hands-on sessions for building your leadership capabilities and strategies for diplomatic engagement.

IMPACT ON GLOBAL CHALLENGES

The Institute will offer in-depth training and specialized coaching on critical areas of global concern, including sustainable development, migration, technology, security, and others, considering how the current landscape impacts diplomatic engagement on these issues.

INDIVIDUAL STRATEGY WORK

During the week, you will work on an individual strategy or policy intervention. Individual projects may focus on one or more of the issue areas spotlighted in the program, and will benefit from feedback from other participants.

SPOTLIGHT ON GLOBAL CHALLENGES

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT

Examine key international milestones and tensions in addressing sustainable development goals and climate agreements, develop a comprehensive framing of policy, and enhance skills of negotiation for working bilaterally, multilaterally, and with the private sector to build effective and resilient systems.

MIGRATION & HUMANITARIAN AFFAIRS

Understand global migration flows and crises that lead to mass displacement, examine the range of national, regional, and multilateral responses, and explore creative approaches to migration policies and solutions.

TECHNOLOGY AND SECURITY

Gain literacy in the rapidly transforming cybersecurity and AI landscape and examine how nations and regions are seeking to build regimes for technological advancement and equitable development, while mitigating the risks posed by new technologies.

WHO SHOULD ENROLL

This program is designed for mid-career and senior diplomacy professionals. We understand that the scope of diplomacy is growing beyond its traditional sphere, and we welcome career diplomats as well as professionals from international organizations. If you feel that this program is right for you, please apply and explain your situation in the application.

Key Questions

The Global Diplomacy Institute is a strategic retreat for experienced diplomacy professionals, who are in the mid-to-senior career level, and who are looking to advance and hone their leadership capabilities. The curriculum will support you to build nuanced skills in strategic vision, leading change, and navigating complex global contexts, all of which are critical for success in a senior or decision-making role. We recognize that each country has a unique approach to diplomatic training and professional development, and that parameters like age, years of experience, and position title may vary widely across the globe. Therefore, we take a holistic approach to reviewing applications. We encourage you to use your application to explain your professional development goals and share how this program can support you in your career.

While the program is designed for diplomats, it is a unique training opportunity for those who must provide diplomatic leadership in a variety of contexts, such as multilateral organizations. If you believe this program will benefit your professional advancement, and you are not sure whether to apply, please reach out to us via email at FletcherExecEd@tufts.edu. We would be very happy to discuss your situation and advise on your application.

Expert-led workshops will examine subject matter such as:

• Challenges of operating in an increasingly pluralistic and emergent world order

• Growing role of business, civil society, and new technology in shaping international affairs

• Unique tools of leadership, strategy, and change management for shaping social change

• Developing comprehensive and collaborative policy for sustainable development goals

• Engaging the private sector to build effective systems and policy impacts

• Exploring global migration flows and crises and the range of responses and solutions

• Building literacy in the rapidly transforming cybersecurity and Al landscape

• New regimes for technological advancement and equitable development

Global Diplomacy Institute offers approximately 25 hours of structured programming (including workshops, case studies, simulations, and site visits) as well as hospitality.

Below is a sample schedule of the week, providing information about session topics and approaches. Please note that the sequence, topics, and specific speakers may change as we refine the program to maximize educational opportunities, respond to feedback, or adjust to unforeseen circumstances.

As a Global Diplomacy Institute participant, you can expect:

5 days of faculty-led programming, including keynote presentations, hands-on workshops, case studies, individual or group feedback, and local excursions.
5 days of daytime dining, including lunch and refreshments during the program
2 dinner receptions, including a welcome dinner and a networking reception engaging the consular community of Boston
Certificate of completion from Fletcher

If you have any questions regarding the program's format or the learning experience, please reach out to fletcherexeced@tufts.edu.

Limited scholarships are available for accepted participants; please inquire in your application.

Fee reductions are available for group delegations. Please indicate in your application if you are part of a group delegation and share your sponsoring organization or group colleagues.

While we cannot guarantee scholarship support, we will consider all requests for financial assistance based on availability and need. We encourage applicants to submit their materials as soon as possible for full consideration. For more information, contact fletcherexeced@tufts.edu.

You will be asked to provide the following information in the application portal:

Your Name
Contact Email
Employer
Job Title
Country of citizenship
Country of current employment
Educational history

In the application, you will be asked to:

Upload a 1-page Resume or CV
Share a brief statement of interest about your motivations to complete the program
Share any information pertinent to the payment of the program fee

For more information and updates about the 2026 Fletcher Global Diplomacy Institute, please fill out this form: https://www.fletcherexeced.com/global-diplomacy-institute-info-request.

FACULTY CHAIRS

Alnoor Ebrahim

Thomas Schmidheiny Professor in International Business

Author and renowned researcher studying the core dilemmas of accountability and governance facing businesses, civil society, and public agencies.

About Alnoor

Ian Johnstone

Professor of International Law

Author of leading texts on international law and organizations and valued consultant to the United Nations on peace operations, institutional reform and treaty negotiations.

About Ian

FLETCHER GLOBAL DIPLOMACY INSTITUTE

ABOUT THE
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