Junior Diplomat Initiative (JDI) Switzerland is a student-led organization at the Graduate Institute in Geneva. Our objective is to create a sustainable, high-quality platform where students can apply their academic experience and engage on the front lines of diplomacy while building lasting connections in the diplomatic community. We aim to bridge the gap between diplomacy in theory and diplomacy in practice through interactive events and conferences. The Junior Diplomat Initiative (JDI) was founded by students in the Faculty of International Relations at the University of Economics, Prague in 2011. The organization expanded to the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies (IHEID) in Geneva in 2013.