The Duties of the Diplomat
International Relations Question:
A diplomat is an honest man sent abroad to lie for his country. Discuss (3,000 words, academically written)
Diplomats have generally been considered members of an restricted and prominent occupation. The public image of diplomats has been described as "a caricature of pinstriped men gliding their way around a never-ending global cocktail party. (Samuel P. Huntington and Warren Demian Manshel) J. W. Burton has noted that "despite the absence of any specific specialized training, diplomacy has a high professional status, due perhaps to a degree of secrecy and mystery that its practitioners self-consciously promote. The state supports the high status, privileges and self-esteem of its diplomats in order to support its own international status and position.
The high regard for diplomats is also due to most countries' conspicuous choice of diplomats, with regard to their professionalism and ability to behave according to a certain etiquette, in order to effectively promote their interests. Also, international law grants diplomats extensive privileges and immunities, which further distinguished the diplomat from the status of an ordinary citizen. (www.telegraph.co.uk/news)
In the context of U.S. military history, foreign policy can be defined as “the goals the nation's officials seek to attain abroad, the values that give rise to those objectives, and the means or instruments used to pursue them.” (Oxford Companion to US Military History: Foreign Policy)
International relations refers to the collective interactions of the international community, which includes individual nations and states, inter-governmental organizations such as the United Nations, non-governmental organizations like Doctors Without Borders, multinational corporations, and so forth. (http://www.scribd.com/doc/128261247/International-Law-and-International-Relations) The term is also used to refer to a branch of political science which focuses on the
A diplomat is an honest man sent abroad to lie for his country. Discuss (3,000 words, academically written)
Diplomats have generally been considered members of an restricted and prominent occupation. The public image of diplomats has been described as "a caricature of pinstriped men gliding their way around a never-ending global cocktail party. (Samuel P. Huntington and Warren Demian Manshel) J. W. Burton has noted that "despite the absence of any specific specialized training, diplomacy has a high professional status, due perhaps to a degree of secrecy and mystery that its practitioners self-consciously promote. The state supports the high status, privileges and self-esteem of its diplomats in order to support its own international status and position.
The high regard for diplomats is also due to most countries' conspicuous choice of diplomats, with regard to their professionalism and ability to behave according to a certain etiquette, in order to effectively promote their interests. Also, international law grants diplomats extensive privileges and immunities, which further distinguished the diplomat from the status of an ordinary citizen. (www.telegraph.co.uk/news)
In the context of U.S. military history, foreign policy can be defined as “the goals the nation's officials seek to attain abroad, the values that give rise to those objectives, and the means or instruments used to pursue them.” (Oxford Companion to US Military History: Foreign Policy)
International relations refers to the collective interactions of the international community, which includes individual nations and states, inter-governmental organizations such as the United Nations, non-governmental organizations like Doctors Without Borders, multinational corporations, and so forth. (http://www.scribd.com/doc/128261247/International-Law-and-International-Relations) The term is also used to refer to a branch of political science which focuses on the