Diplomatic School of Spain
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The Diplomatic School of Spain (Escuela Diplomática in Spanish) is an official institution dependent on the Spanish
Master course
Its main mission is training new Spanish
Admission to the master's degree programme is based on a competitive exam which assesses the candidates knowledge of international relations. There is no fixed syllabus for this exam, rather the questions are based on international affairs at the date of the exam.
Courses
The Diplomatic School of Spain offers the following courses, apart from the selective course for civil servants in diplomatic career:
- European Union course (Diploma in European Communities).
- Protocol course in collaboration with the University of Oviedo and the School of Public Administration of the Generalitat de Catalunya, or Government of Catalonia, directed by Felio A. Vilarrubias.
- Islam course.
- Human rights.
Each year, the Kings of Spain attend the commencement ceremony together with the Minister of Foreign Affairs.
Directors
Directors of the Diplomatic School since 1942:[2]
- Emilio de Palacios y Fau (1942-1946)
- José María Doussinague y Teixidor (1946-1949)
- Juan Francisco de Cárdenas y Rodríguez de Rivas (1950-1957)
- Cristóbal del Castillo and Campos (1957-1958)
- Emilio de Navasqüés y Ruiz de Velasco, Conde de Navasqüés (1950-1972)
- Juan José Rovira y Sánchez-Herrero (1973-1974)
- Gonzalo Fernández de la Mora y Mon (1976)
- José Antonio Giménez-Arnau y Gran (1976-1979)
- José María Moro Martín-Montalvo (1979-1983)
- Juan Ignacio Tena Ybarra (1983-1985)
- Miguel Ángel Ochoa Brun (1985-1991)
- Ramón Armengod López (1991-1994)
- José Coderch Planas (1994-1996)
- Mariano Ucelay de Montero (1996-1999)
- José María Velo de Antelo (1999-2002)
- María Isabel Vicandi Plaza (2002-2003)
- Antonio Cosano Pérez (2003-2004)
- Andrés Collado González (2004-2007)
- Ignacio Sagaz Temprano (2007-2009)
- José Antonio Martínez from Villareal Baena (2009-2012)
- José Luis de la Peña Vela (2012-
Student body
Among former students, the following personalities stand out:
Foreign Affairs and Cooperation
- Miguel Ángel Moratinos, Minister (2004-2010)
- Carlos Westendorp, Minister (1995-1996)
- Fernando Morán, Minister (1982-1985)
- Jonathan Delgado, Foreign Affairs Counselor and Consul General
- Dita Charanzová, Member of the European Parliament (2014 - )
- Mami Mizutori, United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (2016 - )
People's Party (Spain)
- Gustavo de Arístegui, deputy
- Jorge Moragas, deputy
- Vicente Blanco Gaspar, ambassador and writer
Literature
- Santiago de Mora-Figueroa y Williams, Marquess of Tamarón, writer, former ambassador of Spain in United Kingdom and former Director of the Cervantes Institute
- Fernando Schwartz, novelist
- José María Ridao, writer and journalist
- Father Apeles, or José-Apeles Santolaria de Puey y Cruells, lawyer and journalist
- Isabel Sartorius, aristocrat.
Juristic interpreters
At its headquarters, the annual exams of Juristic Interpreters take place, by the Office of jurors, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Others
The Spanish Association of Professors of International Law and International Relations (Asociación Española de Profesores de Derecho Internacional y Relaciones Internacionales = AEPDIRI) and the Spanish Commission for Cooperation with UNESCO have their headquarters. There is also the Asociación de antiguos alumnos de la Escuela diplomática(in Spanish) (Association of former students of the Diplomatic School.)
References
- ^ "El trabajo soñado por los interesados en conocer nuevas culturas y velar por el bienestar internacional". La Voz de Asturias.
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: CS1 maint: others (link) - ^ "MEMORIA 2012" (PDF). Escuela Diplomatica‐Espana. 14 June 2012. p. 13. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 7, 2016.