The Diplomatic Academy was established on June 3, 1954, by Decree of and bears the name of Andrés Bello, in memory of the illustrious Venezuelan-Chilean who served as Senior Official of Foreign Relations, equivalent to Undersecretary of Foreign Relations.[3][4][5]
In 1963, the academy was established as a formal division of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and in 1964, under the direction of professor and historian Jaime Eyzaguirre, a profound reform of the study programs was carried out, incorporating subjects such as Diplomatic Practice, Economics, International Organizations.[6][7]
On March 29, 1974, the Chilean Treasury acquired the September Palace by expropriation, a property located at Calle Catedral No. of the Ministry of Lands and Colonization, currently the Ministry of National Assets, assigned the Edwards Palace to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, designating it as the headquarters of the "Andrés Bello" Diplomatic Academy of Chile. The building houses the Ministry Library, Pinacoteca, Mapoteca, language laboratory, reception rooms, and an auditorium for ceremonies or events.[8]
In addition to teaching classes, seminars and conferences are held for students, international meetings, negotiations, official commitments, and activities typical of diplomatic functions.[9]
