View source for National Foreign Affairs Training Center


{{Short description|United States diplomat training facility}}
{{Use mdy dates|date = February 2019}}

{{Infobox building
| alternate_names = George P. Schultz National Foreign Affairs Training Center
| image = National Foreign Affairs Training Center closeup, State 1993-05- Iss 366 (IA sim state-magazine 1993-05 366) (page 1 crop).jpg
| caption = NFATC (before completion), 1993
| location = [[Arlington Hall]], [[Arlington, Virginia]], U.S.
| owner = [[Foreign Service Institute]]
}}

{{coord|38.867647|-77.101536|region:US-VA_type:landmark_scale:5000|display=title}}The '''George P. Shultz National Foreign Affairs Training Center''' ('''NFATC''') is one of several locations that house the [[Foreign Service Institute]] (FSI), the [[Federal government of the United States|United States government]]'s training school for members of the U.S. foreign affairs community.<ref>{{cite web|title=National Foreign Affairs Training Center 2017 Master Plan Update|url=https://www.gsa.gov/portal/content/136234|publisher=[[General Services Administration]]|date=April 7, 2017|access-date=April 17, 2017}}</ref> It is located at [[Arlington Hall]] in [[Arlington, Virginia]].

==History==
The area was originally developed in 1927 as a residential junior college for women called [[Arlington Hall]]. Due to dwindling enrollment and the economic ramifications of the [[Great Depression]], Arlington Hall was sold to the [[United States Army Signal Corps|U.S. Army Signal Command]] in 1941. During and following [[World War II]], Arlington Hall was a military intelligence center and employed over 8,000 people.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://archive.org/details/sim_state-magazine_1993-04_365 |title=State - May 1993 |date=1993 |via=archive.org |access-date=2021-11-07}}</ref>

==See also==
* [[George Shultz]]
* [[A-100 Class]]
* [[Foreign Service Institute]]

== References ==
{{reflist}}

{{USDOS agencies}}
{{APSIA}}
{{authority control}}

[[Category:United States Department of State agencies]]
[[Category:Arlington County, Virginia]]
[[Category:Education in Arlington County, Virginia]]
[[Category:Organizations with year of establishment missing]]