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Hellenic Diplomatic Academy

The Hellenic Diplomatic Academy (HDA) was founded in 1999 and functions as a self-contained organic unit of the Ministry, subject directly to the Minister of Foreign Affairs.

The HDA’s mission is threefold:
- Initial professional training of the candidates who succeed in the preliminary exams required for the Diplomatic Service. This training extends over a period of nine months and focuses on traditional as well as more modern areas of diplomacy (such as economic, cultural, and public diplomacy). The trainees attend lectures on economic and consular management, the organizational structure of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and the broader Public Administration.
- Ongoing training of the MFA personnel through the organization of educational seminars on Greek Foreign Policy and the organization of educational programs on issues within the Foreign Ministry’s competency for personnel from other Ministries and state services.
- Organizing an internship program for Greek students in the Ministry’s Central Service and its Missions abroad.

The HDA is headed by a member of the Diplomatic Service holding an ambassadorial rank. The Training Director holds the rank of Embassy Counselor.

The HDA is assisted in its work by an Educational Council.