The Revista Mexicana de Política Exterior includes in this issue essays in which, from different angles and national and cultural perspectives, as well as from different personal, academic and professional experiences, they answer a series of questions about the path that the diplomat of the new century must travel in the transition from the old world order of the Cold War to the new and uncertain 21st century: what are the tasks and responsibilities of the diplomat in the world of globalization? To what extent have the great transformations of our time come to affect, or modify, the traditional functions of the diplomat? What role should the foreign service play at a time when many new actors are actively participating in international events? After reading the texts included in this volume there are three conclusions, the first of which is that the new times require highly technical diplomatic training; the second lies in the importance of combining this training with the traditional values of diplomacy and the due and essential humanistic training. Knowing how to use the advanced technology available should be a valuable tool to perform successfully in a highly competitive international environment, without this goes to the detriment of the valuable intrinsic meaning of the diplomatic function, nor of the human content of the career professional, and the third conclusion is the great value of the ability to understand, imagination and dynamism as essential features of the diplomat’s profile contemporary.