Diplomatic Tradecraft

Diplomatic Tradecraft by Nicholas Kralev Nicholas Kralev offers the breakdown of Diplomatic Duties thoroughly explored in each chapter. You will know what is expected of you before you land the role. Practical exercises at the end of each chapter challenge the reader into coming up with solutions to modern problems. The exercises are contemporary issues in the Global Affairs requiring a diplomatic approach to resolve the situation and ease international tension. Step by step guides of the internal working of the U.S. State Department offers insight to maneuver the system to advance your Embassy’s agenda. Written with the input of career Ambassadors, the real-life experiences of case studies give you the knowledge to handle the matter with speed in decision making. In Diplomacy, you rarely get a chance to make it right the next time.

This book gives foreign policy practitioners a valuable and up to now unavailable framework to structure the execution of foreign policy in embassies around the world. I used it as the core text for a graduate and undergraduate course at the Elliott School of International Affairs at the George Washington University in Washington, D.C.

Diplomatic Tradecraft must be read and used by aspiring diplomats. It covers all the main aspects of diplomacy. Each chapter is written by well-known, highly respected practioners with many years of experience in each of these subfields. Until Diplomatic Tradecraft came out, there was not a good primer explaining how diplomacy really works. Nicholas Kralev, a veteran correspondent who covered the State Department for many years, used his extensive contacts to pull together an All Star group of American Foreign Service veterans to write each chapter. This book's applicability goes well beyond the American Foreign Service and would be a great use to any country that either has or aspires to have a professional foreign service. It should be the foundational book in the libraries of all countries which have a professional foreign service. Indeed, it should be must reading for any university course which aspires to teach how diplomacy really works.

The Book reassured my decision to get my PHD in International studies and seek a career in the diplomatic field. Nicholas Kralev is an amazing instructor that challenges you. Reading the book prior to the seminar has been very helpful. Taking place in the seminar has me encouraged. Myriam Jeter

This book is a great read & a practical guide to Diplomacy! It is written out with personal experiences & live examples which simplifies comprehension of the concepts & provides a relatable picture to Diplomacy! Definitely a good buy.

The book is a great tool for the next generation of diplomats to use as practical knowledge. The book is a product of the experiences of many veteran career ambassadors who have served in many countries while encountering many cultures and values and had a depth knowledge of handling the most complex situation in the diplomatic world.

The book is very well written and insightful. It’s hard to believe that a practical diplomacy textbook didn’t exist until now.

The perfect guide for understanding the many roles and responsibilities of being a diplomat.