Loyal and unscrupulous, with a single-minded ambition to which he devoted all his energies, he outmatched the English diplomats time and time again until, by a kind of poetic justice, he fell at the battle of Courtrai, the victim of the equally nationalistic if less articulate Flemings.

Natural allegiance was acquired by birth within the Sovereign's dominions ( except for the issue of diplomats or of invading forces or of an alien in enemy occupied territory ).

The expulsion of the diplomats followed accusations by leader of Fiji, Frank Bainimarama, that Australia and New Zealand were interfering in Fiji's internal affairs and " wage a negative campaign against the government and people of Fiji ".

The expulsion of the diplomats followed accusations by leader of Fiji, Frank Bainimarama, that Australia and New Zealand were interfering in Fiji's internal affairs and " wage a negative campaign against the government and people of Fiji ".

The marriage united the Gruzinsky and Mukhrani branches of the former Georgian royal family, and drew a crowd of 3, 000 spectators, officials, and foreign diplomats, as well as extensive coverage by the Georgian media.

Aristide and his wife left Haiti on an American airplane, escorted by American diplomats and military personnel, and were flown directly to Bangui, capital of the Central African Republic, where he stayed for the following two weeks, before seeking asylum in a less remote location.

The head of state also signs international treaties on behalf of the state, or has them signed in his / her name by ministers ( government members or diplomats ); subsequent ratification, when necessary, usually rests with the legislature.

It was later admitted that the diplomats were killed by the Taliban, and their bodies were returned to Iran.

He is probably best known as a diplomat who shaped America's foreign policy in accordance with his ardently nationalist views, and is widely considered by historians to have been one of the greatest diplomats in American history.

* 1982 – Iranian diplomats kidnapping ( 1982 ): four Iranian diplomats are kidnapped by Lebanese militia in Lebanon.

Ribbentrop further compounded the damage to his image and caused a minor crisis in Anglo-German relations by insisting that henceforward all German diplomats were to greet heads of state with the " German greeting ", who were in turn to return the fascist salute.

And as time went by, Ribbentrop started to oust the Foreign Office's old diplomats from their senior positions and replace them with men from the Dienststelle.

Ribbentrop was widely disliked by the old diplomats.

Though Ribbentrop had competed with the Foreign Office in the past, his appointment as Foreign Minister was welcomed by the career diplomats who saw Ribbentrop as a Nazi champion who would improve the agency's standing with Hitler.

Ribbentrop played an important role in setting in motion the crisis that was to result in the end of Czecho-Slovakia by ordering German diplomats in Bratislava to contact Father Jozef Tiso, the Premier of the Slovak regional government, and pressuring him to declare independence from Prague.

Professional diplomats like Weizsäcker who had never accepted the legitimacy of Poland, which they saw as an " abomination " created by the Versailles treaty, were whole-hearted in their support of a war to wipe Poland off the map.

In March 1991, parliament passed an amnesty law that pardoned most political crimes prior to its enactment, excepting crimes perpetrated against foreign diplomats or certain crimes referred by the cabinet to the Higher Judicial Council.

The ' Khamis Brigade ' was considered by US diplomats in 2009 as the most capable of defending the regime.

the North ’ s default on foreign loans, and reports of drug smuggling by its diplomats ( in 1976-77, North Korean diplomats were accused of smuggling drugs into countries as far-ranging as

* The French delegation was headed by Henri II d ' Orléans, duc de Longueville and further comprised the diplomats Claude d ' Avaux and Abel Servien.

* The Spanish delegation was headed by Gaspar de Bracamonte y Guzmán, and besides included the diplomats and writers Diego de Saavedra Fajardo, and Bernardino de Rebolledo.

*, the collective body of foreign diplomats accredited to a particular country or body

Also, couriers for the purpose were sometimes used and all Dutch diplomats travelling to and from either country carried the correspondence.

By outwitting porteño diplomats in the negotiations that produced the Treaty of October 11, 1811 ( in which Argentina implicitly recognized Paraguayan independence in return for vague promises of a military alliance ), Francia proved that he possessed skills crucial to the future of the country.

It specifies the privileges of a diplomatic mission that enable diplomats to perform their function without fear of coercion or harassment by the host country.

The host country must permit and protect free communication between the diplomats of the mission and their home country.

The family members of a diplomat that are living in the host country enjoy most of the same protections as the diplomats themselves.

By enacting a new constitution without consulting the Porte, Serbian diplomats confirmed the de facto independence of the country.

American Minister Edwin H. Conger cabled Washington, “ the whole country is swarming with hungry, discontented, hopeless idlers .” On 30 May the diplomats, led by British Minister Claude Maxwell MacDonald, requested that foreign soldiers come to Beijing to defend the legations.

Participants research a country, take on roles as diplomats, investigate international issues, debate, deliberate, consult, and then develop solutions to world problems.

The home country will usually send instructions to a diplomatic post on what foreign policy goals to pursue, but decisions on tactics-who needs to be influenced, what will best persuade them, who are potential allies and adversaries, and how it can be done-are for the diplomats overseas to make.

While posted overseas, there is a danger that diplomats may become disconnected from their own country and culture.

In 2000, Albright became one of the highest level Western diplomats ever to meet Kim Jong-il, the communist leader of North Korea, during an official state visit to that country.

Increasing violence between political and ethnic factions, including in the capital of Monrovia, had made it impossible for American diplomats and civilians to make safe passage to the U. S. Embassy to exit the country.

In fact, at the United Nations, Indonesian diplomats stressed that their country did not seek control over any territory outside the former Netherlands East Indies, explicitly mentioning Portuguese Timor.

Portuguese sailors and diplomats brought the saint to Kongo when they first reached the country in 1483.

( Iran's power elite was either summarily executed or had to flee the country, and 52 American diplomats were held hostage for 444 days.

The name is found in Chinese historical texts describing the kingdom, and the most extensive descriptions are largely based on the report of two Chinese diplomats representing the Wu Kingdom of Nanking who sojourned in Funan in the mid-3rd century A. D .; however, the name " Funan " is not found in any texts of local origin, and it is not known what name the people of Funan gave to their country.

If the hostile action is in one's own country, or in a friendly one with cooperating police, the hostile agents may be arrested, or, if diplomats, declared persona non grata.

Several foreign diplomats and ambassadors — including Canadian ambassador Ken Taylor prior to the Canadian Caper — came to visit the hostages over the course of the crisis, relaying information back to the U. S. government — including the " Laingen dispatches ", made by hostage Bruce Laingen — to help the home country stay in contact.

The XYZ Affair originated with a report distributed by Adams where alleged French agents were identified by the letters X, Y, and Z who informed the delegation a bribe must be paid before the diplomats could meet with the foreign minister, and the resulting scandal increased popular support in the country for a war with France.

He had been appointed to this post to quell the Boxer Uprising in the province and to reassure the foreign diplomats in the country who were looking for quick decisive actions against the boxers.

It encompasses dimensions of international relations beyond traditional diplomacy ; the cultivation by governments of public opinion in other countries ; the interaction of private groups and interests in one country with another ; the reporting of foreign affairs and its impact on policy ; communication between those whose job is communication, as diplomats and foreign correspondents ; and the process of intercultural communications .”