Founded in 2014 by the country's Vice President and Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum, it serves members of the UAE's foreign service community and prepares Emirati diplomats as well as other professionals to advance the country's foreign affairs interests overseas.

29 issued by Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the United Arab Emirates on August 19, 2014.

[8] In February 2021, Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed al-Nahyan renamed the Emirates Diplomatic Academy to Anwar Gargash Diplomatic Academy, immediately following the end of his tenure as the country's Minister of State for Foreign Affairs.

[9] In July 2021, Anwar Gargash announced the partnership between the academy and Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies.

Jindal Global University to exchange knowledge, expertise and research cooperation as well as facilitate mutual training programme.