Diplomatic Excellence was an initiative started in 2013 at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office in London upon the founding of the UK Diplomatic Academy.

 

We share that aim and we are committed to making the diplomats who join our programmes the best in the world.

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Ian Proud FCIPD was a British Diplomat for 24 years until 2023, with postings to Thailand, Afghanistan and Russia.  He helped establish the Diplomatic Academy in Eastern Europe and Central Asia as its Director before becoming Vice Principal of the Diplomatic Academy in London in 2019.
 

Ian has developed many of the UK’s diplomatic training programs of today. He speaks six languages to varying degrees and is one of the UK’s leading experts in crisis management.

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Ian has also worked extensively with Universities in the UK and in Eastern Europe to deliver learning in foreign policy skills and has a passion for supporting the future generation of global diplomats.