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Démarche
A request or intercession with a foreign official. For example, a request for support of a policy or a protest about the host government, policy, or actions.
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Department of State
The oldest and head agency in the President’s cabinet. The Secretary of State leads the Department of State in carrying out the President's foreign policies. The Department was initially founded as the Department of Foreign Affairs in 1781 and then renamed in 1789 in the Constitution as the Department of State.
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Deputy Chief of Mission (DCM)
The second in command at an embassy who becomes the chargé d'affaires in the ambassador's absence.
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Desk Officer
An officer in a regional bureau within the Department of State who is responsible for the oversight of relations with a particular foreign country or group of countries.
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Diplomacy
The art and practice of conducting negotiations and maintaining relations between nations; skill in handling affairs without arousing hostility.
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Diplomat
A person who is skilled at working with people from other countries while representing their own country.
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Diplomatic Agent
A generic term denoting a person who carries out regular diplomatic relations of the nation they represent within the nation to which they have been accredited.
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Diplomatic Corps
The collective heads of foreign diplomatic missions and their staff members.
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Diplomatic Courier
A member of a diplomatic service entrusted with bearing messages is referred to as a diplomatic courier.
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Diplomatic Immunity
The formal protection given to diplomats by their host country which shields them from prosecution or arrest. It also allows freedom of movement and is considered customary worldwide except in special circumstances.