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Flakynaz
Career Path To Becoming A Diplomat
« on: June 29, 2006, 08:54 AM »

Does anyone know the best career path towards being a diplomat?  Having read history for a first degree or possible related professional exams in that path?
Seun (m)
Re: Career Path To Being A Diplomat
« #1 on: June 30, 2006, 01:13 PM »

How to become a diplomat in the US:
  http://www.ehow.com/how_12359_become-diplomat.html
Hotstepper (f)
Re: Career Path To Being A Diplomat
« #2 on: July 02, 2006, 12:25 AM »

do your masters in International Relations or pols. science, sumthing like dat
DoMH
Re: Career Path To Being A Diplomat
« #3 on: July 02, 2006, 06:08 AM »

I suggest you speak and write another language fluently like French, Spanish, Chinese or Japanese. As previously mentioned, do your Masters in International Relations, Linguistics, or you may even consider going to law school and concentrate on International Law or Alternative Dispute Resolution (Peace Negotiations, Mediation, Arbitration). That's your ticket!
Seun (m)
Re: Career Path To Being A Diplomat
« #4 on: July 03, 2006, 01:23 PM »

You should think of another career.  Political careers are not meant to be the main thing you are doing.
Flakynaz
Re: Career Path To Being A Diplomat
« #5 on: July 03, 2006, 04:13 PM »

thanx Seun but i wasnt clear on dat what did u mean bya political career  not being a line or is it my line of career career and not pursue a pol. career.I would appreciate if you are a bit cleraer on dat.
Seun (m)
Re: Career Path To Being A Diplomat
« #6 on: July 04, 2006, 01:58 AM »

Being a diplomat is like being the PTA president of a school.  I think it is something you fall into, if you are qualified, after proving successful in another profression.  I don't see you becoming a diplomat straight out of school!
Hotstepper (f)
Re: Career Path To Being A Diplomat
« #7 on: July 05, 2006, 05:28 PM »

yea, I agree with Seun, you don't become  a diplomat once you come out of schoool thats why as Seun said, any political career is good like Political Science and dunno about Nigeria but you people have like UN clubs etc cuz am on in ma school and my school just appointed my one of the STUDENT AMBASSADORS at ma skool or it is a path to follow now am in skool and good enough I was given that cuz diz is ma final year. So work harder and you will surely get there
gabng (m)
Re: Career Path To Being A Diplomat
« #8 on: July 07, 2006, 07:05 AM »

seun

What it means is that he wants to be a career diplomat.
Moreover its only in Nigeria ambasadorial postings are done via political affinity
ciao
iykevai
Re: Career Path To Being A Diplomat
« #9 on: July 16, 2006, 07:13 PM »

To be a diplomat you need to study history and international relations,and that is  hard,trust me am level 3 student in history and international relations in unizik awka
dearie (m)
Re: Career Path To Becoming A Diplomat
« #10 on: July 16, 2006, 10:07 PM »

I agree with seun, I think u should distinguish urself in your chosen field, then nominations can be sent on your behalf for consideration as a diplomat, it's that simnple. That's how most of the pple whose names u hear now got their portfolios.
However if u seek to build a career primarily as a diplomat, i suggest u visit the link posted by seun previously, maybe that would help.
All da best!
Hotstepper (f)
Re: Career Path To Becoming A Diplomat
« #11 on: July 17, 2006, 03:56 PM »

@iykevai , int. relations is not hard, u just need to study, every course is hard but when itz sumthing you love doing, it become easier, I did 2 yrs in IR and now doing PS, they r all da same although PS is more complex cuz under PS, we study IR Tongue
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