The Foreign Service Academy (FSA) in Islamabad, Pakistan is the training arm of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Government of Pakistan. Since its establishment in September, 1981, the Academy has organized 49 courses of the Foreign Service of Pakistan out of which 20 courses included junior Foreign Service officers from other countries. In addition, the Academy also arranged during the same period 21 special courses for Mid-Career foreign diplomats, 20 for junior deplomats from CAR, SAARC, African and other countries, special courses for Afghan diplomats, Iraqi diplomats and for FSP Mid-Career officers.