Monrovia -The Foreign Ministry’s Gabriel L. Dennis Foreign Service Institute (FSI) will graduate 28 students who have acquired adequate knowledge and skills in the field of international relations with emphasis in “development diplomacy” on Friday, January 20, 2017. According to a Foreign Ministry release, the 28 emerging diplomats have successfully completed nine-month intensive post-graduate diploma training in diplomacy and international relations. However, its primary mandate is to train Foreign Service officers and contribute to the capacity building efforts of government in furtherance of its foreign policy objectives. The FSI, in collaboration with other Foreign Service Institutes around the world, attracts training programs and opportunities to build the capacities of emerging diplomats. Under his administration, the FSI has signed several Memoranda of Understanding with credible foreign diplomatic learning institutions including Turkey’s Foreign Ministry Diplomatic Academy, the Nigerian Foreign Service Academy, China’s Foreign Affairs University and the Institute of Diplomatic Studies of Egypt.

Source: Front Page Africa January 19, 2017 03:04 UTC