Foreign Service Academy

The journey of the establishment of the Foreign Service Academy stated with the establishment of the Foreign Service Institute by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs vide Cabinet Memorandum No. 1/2006 with the objective of strengthening the Ministry’s human and institutional capacities in Foreign Policy research, analysis and monitoring.

Over the years, the Academy continued to build linkages through Memorandum of Understanding As part of expanding linkages and learning best practices, the Foreign Service Academy signed a number of Memoranda of Understanding with like-minded local and foreign institutions. These partnerships accorded the Academy an opportunity to enrich its training of the staff of the Ministry.

To better respond to the changing diplomatic landscape, the Institute was transformed into an Academy in 2017 to offer targeted training opportunities. The Foreign Service Act 2021, which became operational on 7th December 2021, further provided for the transformation of the Academy into a Semi-Autonomous Government Agency (SAGA).

The Act stipulated the spirit and intention of the Academy and outlined its management by the Council of the Academy. As an important step towards full operationalization, the Council of the Academy was appointed in August 2024 as per the Act. The Academy, in its new status, operates and functions as a body corporate entity with all powers to transact with perpetual succession and a common seal.

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