CHIEF OF MISSION SECURITY TRAINING Decision-Making in Simulated Scenarios
THE ASU ADVANTAGE
Serious Gaming for Informed Action
As a newly appointed U.S. Ambassador, what
U.S. Ambassadors serve a critical role in managing foreign relations. Ambassadors consider policy goals, threat risks and mission objectives while maintaining international diplomacy. Newly appointed ambassadors learn to examine problems as they arise and respond with situational nuance.
choices would you make in a pre-crisis situation? What are the implications of those decisions? When would you consult with Washington D.C? How would you balance security risks with diplomatic, social and political dimensions?
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The program for future ambassadors on managing the balance between goals and danger is an important and unique device for training America’s ambassadors.” Ambassador Ronald E. Neumann (ret) President American Academy of Diplomacy
The Chief of Mission Security Training provides an interactive, increasingly complex series of scenarios that allow newly appointed U.S. ambassadors to consider decision-making in unexpected environments. Through an immersive gaming platform, Ambassador trainees and Deputy Chiefs of Mission follow simulated missions and face crucial decisions that impact the course of future events. The Decision Theater’s Ambassador Training program develops Ambassadors’ mental capacity in decision-making, systems thinking, and anticipatory competence in pre-crisis situations.
