Diplomacy

Diplomacy is the conduct of negotiations between persons, groups, or nations. Used formally, it usually refers to international diplomacy, the conduct of international relations through the intercession of (usually) professional diplomats. \nOnce concerned most prominently with royal dynastic marriage-alliances and questions of war and peace, diplomacy now concerns itself more with issues of trade and culture.\nAn ambassador is the most senior diplomatic rank. In an informal or social sense, diplomacy often refers to the phrasing of statements in a tactful, non-confrontational, or social manner. See also:\n* Foreign policy doctrine\n* Diplomatic mission\n* Diplomatic immunity\n* Treaty\n* Public Diplomacy\n* Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations\n* Diplomacy (game).

• A Guide to Diplomatic Practice by Sir Ernest Satow, (Longmans, Green & Co. London & New York, 1917). A standard reference work used in many embassies across the world (though not British ones!). Now in its fifth edition (1998).

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