Occupation Atlasdiplomat
ESCO · http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/1fb92021-9576-4c85-8759-f6918e9f0ad4
diplomat
Diplomats represent their home nation and government in international organisations. They negotiate with the organisation's officials to ensure the home nation's interests are protected, as well as facilitate productive and friendly communication between the home nation and the international organisation.
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Typically associated skills
Essential (19)
ESCO's essential and optional tags describe how its taxonomy relates a skill to this occupation. They are not the essential functions of a job under the ADA, which an employer determines for its own role.
- apply diplomatic crisis management
- apply diplomatic principles
- assess risk factors
- build international relations
- coordinate government activities in foreign institutions
- create solutions to problems
- develop international cooperation strategies
- diplomatic principles
- establish collaborative relations
- foreign affairs
- foreign languages for international careers
- government representation
- maintain relationships with government agencies
- make diplomatic decisions
- observe new developments in foreign countries
- perform political negotiation
- represent national interests
- show intercultural awareness
- speak different languages
Optional (19)
- European integration
- advise on foreign affairs policies
- advise on legislative acts
- advise on risk management
- analyse foreign affairs policies
- apply conflict management
- develop professional network
- ensure cross-department cooperation
- facilitate official agreement
- foreign affairs policy development
- good governance
- government policy implementation
- international business
- international law
- manage government policy implementation
- present arguments persuasively
- protect client interests
- public administration
- respond to enquiries
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