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INSTITUTE OF DIPLOMACY AND FOREIGN RELATIONS INSTITUTE OF DIPLOMACY AND FOREIGN RELATIONS
MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS, MALAYSIA MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS, MALAYSIA

The program was intended to expose and prepare The President of PERWAKILAN, Datin Sri Izdina Izaidin,
the participants and their spouses for their roles also held a luncheon with the participants’ spouses.
and responsibilities as future Heads of Missions at
Malaysian diplomatic missions abroad. Through this Apart from the sessions listed above, the participants
course, the participants were equipped with the latest had the opportunity to attend lectures on Economic
information and skills on diplomacy and international Diplomacy by Senior Director, Multilateral Policy &
relations required for a practicing diplomat. Negotiation Division, Ministry of International Trade
and Industry (MITI), Mr Jaya Singam Rajoo; Integrity
in Leadership by Senior General Manager, Institut
Integriti Malaysia (IIM),Tuan Haji Hamilye Sham Harun;
Malaysia’s Priorities Post COVID-19 by Chief Executive,
Institute of Strategic and International Studies (ISIS,
Malaysia), Mr Herizal Hazri; Face-to-Face with Media
by consultant, Mr Nizal Mohammad; and Leadership
Psychology by Senior Lecturer, University of Malaya,
Dr Fonny Dameaty Hutagalung. On top of that, several
interactive sessions such as Grooming Etiquette and
Speaking with Persuasion and Charisma were tailor-
made, especially for the spouses. Additionally, a session
Six of the sessions were presented by Wisma Putra’s on Leading an Organisation and Managing Stress in
senior officials. The sessions included Topical Global Everyday Life was beneficial to the participants.
Issues Impacting Malaysia’s National Interests by
Dato’ Nadzirah binti Osman, Leadership Begins at A dinner talk on Investment in Foreign Countries was
Home by Deputy Secretary-General, Department of also held with Chairman of Malaysian Investment
Management Services Datuk Rahimi bin Harun; Moving Development Authority (MIDA), Dato’ Abdul Majid Ahmad
Forward with ASEAN Post COVID-19 by Director General, Khan, with the presence of President of Federation
ASEAN-Malaysia National Secretariat (AMNS), Dato’ of Malaysian Manufacturers), Tan Sri Dato’ Soh Thian
Ahmad Rozian bin Abd. Ghani; Strategic Plan, Key Lai, and Executive Director of Khazanah Nasional
Performance Indicators & Key Government Initiatives Berhad, Dato’ Hisham Hamdan as panelists. The
by Director General, Department of Policy Planning constructive exchanges of views during the session
and Coordination, YBrs Ambassador Shahril Effendi were crucial in helping the future heads of mission
bin Abd Ghany; Negotiation Tools for Heads of Mission understand the demands for government and private
by Director-General, Department of Maritime Affairs, sector collaboration to advance the country’s economic
Dr Adina binti Kamarudin; and finally, Malaysia’s prospects.
Public Diplomacy: How to Do More with Less by
Undersecretary, Communications and Public Diplomacy, A weekend working tour to Pahang was also included
Mr Azri bin Mat Yacob. in the course to expose the participants to the state’s
economic developments as well as the state’s crafts
Luncheon talks were also held with Director-General and heritages which may potentially be promoted at
of the Public Service Department, Tan Sri Mohd Khairul the international level as an investment opportunity
Adib bin Abd Rahman, as well as with Assistant to foreign investors. There were trips to the Malaysia-
Governor of Bank Negara Malaysia, Dr Norhana Endut. China Kuantan Industrial Park (MCKIP), Pusat Tenun Che

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