WOULD YOU LIKE TO BE A DIPLOMAT?
The Ministry of External Affairs looks for a diverse group of people, with varied backgrounds and experiences, to achieve the foreign policy goals of our country. Foreign Service Officers with different personalities and a wide variety of skills are needed to handle the many kinds of jobs diplomats do.
Most diplomats work far from home, where the culture, food, and language are different. Their number one job is to take care of Indian citizens overseas. But another part of their responsibility is to build good working relationships—even if the leaders or citizens of the host country disagree with our policies. Diplomacy is required to move through these delicate situations!
Do you like to write, speak publicly, work with journalists or engage through social media, or plan informational or cultural programs?
Do you like to manage an operation and solve practical problems dealing with budget, personnel, transportation, or buildings?
Are you curious about how other countries are governed, how we advance our foreign policy, and the processes of negotiations?
Are you interested in business, money, and trade relations?
Are you interested in the law, helping Indian citizens in trouble, and meeting foreign citizens who would like to come to India?
Do you want to help people in other countries obtain clean water, develop sustainable agriculture, or better education or help our people learn from them?
Would you enjoy helping to increase Indian business or agricultural exports?
Find out where around the world the diplomats engage in diplomacy.
Diplomacy is conducted around the world. Trained diplomats work mostly in the Embassies, which are located in the capital cities of foreign countries. They also work in consulates, which are located in big cities, and in countries hosting Missions to international organizations