I would argue that this can be done in multifaceted strategies ... --- ... e.g. a domestic and external economic diplomacy (ED) strategies.

Domestic means that a country can have domestic sectoral policies that attract huge interests of diplomatic friends/partners/donors who will fund the programmes/activities of these policies e.g. financing infrastructures, etc. This is what I witnessed in President Teburoro Tito's (3rd president of Kiribati) reformed education policy which attracted Australia to fund the infrastructure components of the policy, i.e. financing all school buildings throughout the country.

External is where the missions come in to facilitate and promote trade, investments, etc to the host country.

Source author: David Ateti Teaabo david.teaabo@gmail.com