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?

How to become a diplomat in the US:
http://www.ehow.com/how_12359_become-diplomat.html

do your masters in International Relations or pols. science, sumthing like dat

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You should think of another career. Political careers are not meant to be the main thing you are doing.

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.

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!

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

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

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

I agree with seun, I think u should distinguish urself in ur chosen field, then nominations can be sent on ur 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!

@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