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  Accession

  The procedure by which a nation becomes a party to an agreement already in force between other nations.

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  Communiqué

  A brief public summary statement issued following important bilateral or multilateral meetings.

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  Accords

  Another word for treaties. Originally referred to international agreements thought to be for lesser subjects than those covered by treaties.

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  Conciliation

  An effort to achieve agreement and, it is hoped, increased goodwill between two opposed parties.

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  Ambassador

  The chief of a diplomatic mission; the highest-ranking diplomatic representative of one country to another country to which they are appointed; An ambassador is considered the personal representative of their country’s head of state to the head of state of the host country.

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  Convention

  An assembly of persons who meet for a common purpose, especially a meeting of delegates for the purpose of formulating a written agreement on specific issues. The word also refers to the written agreement itself.

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  American Presence Posts (APP)

  A special purpose overseas diplomatic post with limited staffing and responsibilities established as a consulate under the Vienna Convention. APPs are located in cities outside the capital that are important but do not host a U.S. consulate. Typically, these posts do not have any consular services on site, so the APP’s activities are limited or narrowly focused on priorities such as public outreach, business facilitation, and issue advocacy. Examples of American Presence Posts include Bordeaux, France; Winnipeg, Canada; Medan, Indonesia, and Busan, Korea.

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  Country desk

  The Department of State has an office for each country with whom the U.S. shares diplomatic relations. These offices are often called country desks, and if a large country is involved, the desk is likely to be staffed by a large number of officers. A smaller country may require a one-officer desk only.

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  Arms Control

  Controlling the amount or nature of weapons a specific nation is allowed to have at a specific time.

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  Chief of Mission

  Usually called an ambassador, this is the ranking officer in an embassy or permanent mission and the personal representative of the head of state of their nation.