Founded as a newsletter in 2018, Diplomatica provides solutions-focused reporting on diplomatic properties around the world, and the roles these properties play in the history, environment, architecture, culture, design, and more in their host cities. Recognizing that foreign governments collectively own significant amounts of property in their host cities, and that how those buildings and lands are managed can have a tremendous impact on their hosts, their neighbors, and their own national policies, Diplomatica features the most innovative ideas and highlights critical challenges in this form of diplomacy.

With an aim of making these properties more accessible to the public, Diplomatica also organizes cultural events, and curates public diplomacy event listings via our Embassy Calendar. Our Great Reads from Around the World project invites our readers to explore international literature nominated by embassies, cultural centers, and current and former diplomats.

The exterior of the Belgian ambassador’s residence in Nairobi, fashioned after the Grand Trianon in Versailles. Photo by Diplomatica Global Media.