CULTURAL
DIPLOMACY
TRAINING

Cultural Diplomacy Training: Work comfortably and effectively across cultures

Today’s workplace is increasingly global, and success depends on more than technical skill. Increasingly, workplaces are finding that success also depends on the ability to communicate clearly, build trust, and navigate different perspectives with confidence, often with employees, colleagues, clients, or vendors of different cultural backgrounds.

Our Cultural Diplomacy Training is designed to help participants strengthen their intercultural communication and relationship development skills in a practical, engaging, and accessible format.

Whether your team works with international clients, diverse communities, global colleagues, or cross-cultural partners, this session offers a dynamic introduction to navigating high-stakes international engagement and relationship-building. Participants will explore how culture shapes communication styles, expectations, and approaches to collaboration, while gaining useful tools to navigate global markets and cross-cultural negotiation with greater ease.

This program is especially well suited for corporate entities, associations, and mission-driven organizations that want to support stronger teamwork, more effective external engagement, and more inclusive professional environments.

Cultural Diplomacy Training can be offered as:

  1. In-person training for individuals or groups
  2. Virtual, asynchronous modules that can be taken as single courses or together as a series
  3. Executive-level training prior to high-protocol events or hosting
World Affairs is a proud 2026 partner with Visit Philly.

REGISTRATION

The following dates and times are being offered in-person as open enrollment trainings, where you will receive the Crash Course on Cultural Diplomacy: Welcoming the World with Excellence foundational session.

Location: World Affairs Council of Philadelphia, 1617 JFK Blvd., Suite 1660, Philadelphia, PA 19103

More trainings coming soon!

Reach out to us to schedule the Crash Course as a 90-minute session or the following “deep-dive” modules as individual 60 minute sessions for your organization or network.

All sessions can be provided as either in-person trainings or virtual. We can host at the World Affairs Council’s office, or bring training to your site.

  • Communication Styles, Body Language, & Gestures
  • Greetings & Gestures
  • Dining, Meeting, & Hosting Etiquette
  • Social Structures & Religious Beliefs
  • Language Barriers

 

Please contact us to schedule.

SPONSORS

Terri Morrison

Author of Kiss, Bow, or Shake Hands

Philadelphia City Fund’s 2026 Milestone Grant Fund, supported by PECO

Philadelphia Soccer 2026

PARTNERS

Rogelio Miñana

Professor of Spanish & Global Studies, Drexel University

David M. Weisman

Former U.S. Diplomat

Christopher Chaplin

Honorary Consul
of Jamaica in Philadelphia

Gaston Mbonglou

President, U.S. Cameroon Chamber of Commerce

Randy Duque

Deputy Director, Philadelphia Commission on Human Relations

Carlos G. Obrador

Head Consul of Mexico in Philadelphia

Isabelle Coulibaly

President & CEO, Djigui Corporation

TAKE YOUR LEADERSHIP GLOBAL

Ready to set your team up for success with Cultural Diplomacy Training? Contact our team today to register.

TAKE YOUR LEADERSHIP GLOBAL

Ready to set your team up for success with Cultural Diplomacy Training? Contact our team today to register.

TAKE YOUR
LEADERSHIP GLOBAL

Ready to set your team up for success with Cultural Diplomacy Training? Contact our team today to register.

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