Digital diplomacy represents a concurrent set of issues at the intersection of technology and diplomacy: how the practice and context of diplomacy is influenced by the availability of digital platforms for communication, information gathering, and analysis. The term asserts a pivot point in the evolution of diplomacy as much as the broader context of international relations, and the potential ascendance of public diplomacy as a significant instrument of statecraft. Digital diplomacy also provides an important conceptual frame through which to describe how diplomats and foreign ministries have employed a variety of digital platforms, such as popular social media applications, to engage publics, encourage collaboration, and foster transparency. Despite the steady growth of such efforts, much of the traditional obligations of diplomacy remain for practitioners and nation‐states.