Brian Barder

What Diplomats Do (eBook, ePUB)

The Life and Work of Diplomats

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

What do diplomats actually do? That is what this text seeks to answer by describing the various stages of a typical diplomat's career. The book follows a fictional diplomat from his application to join the national diplomatic service through different postings at home and overseas, culminating with his appointment as ambassador and retirement. Each chapter contains case studies, based on the author's thirty year experience as a diplomat, Ambassador, and High Commissioner. These illustrate such key issues as the role of the diplomat during emergency crises or working as part of a national delegation to a permanent conference as the United Nations. Rigorously academic in its coverage yet extremely lively and engaging, this unique work will serve as a primer to any students and junior diplomats wishing to grasp what the practice of diplomacy is actually like.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury eBooks US
• Seitenzahl: 216
• Erscheinungstermin: 22. Juli 2014
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781442226364
• Artikelnr.: 41255563

Autorenporträt

Brian Barder, KCMG, had a distinguished career in the British Diplomatic Service, serving as ambassador to Ethiopia, the Republic of Bénin, and Poland, and as high commissioner to Nigeria and Australia. A former founding member with judicial status of the Special Immigration Appeals Commission, he has a popular blog (http://www.barder.com/ephems). He is an honorary visiting fellow at the University of Leicester Department of Politics and International Relations.

Inhaltsangabe

Foreword by Sir Ivor Roberts
Chapter 1: Introduction
Chapter 2: The Candidate for a Diplomatic Career
Chapter 3: Arrival at a New Post
Chapter 4: Life in the Embassy
Chapter 5: Life Overseas
Chapter 6: Multilateral Diplomacy
Chapter 7: Diplomacy in a Hostile Country
Chapter 8: Dealing with Foreigners
Chapter 9: Dealing with the Foreign Ministry from Abroad
Chapter 10: Entertaining and Being Entertained
Chapter 11: Serving in the FCO at Home
Chapter 12: A Dog's Life for the Spouse and the Kids?
Chapter 13: Consular and Commercial Activities
Chapter 14: Looking Back: Reflections on the Diplomatic Career