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  • Term

    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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    Conciliation

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

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    Communiqué

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

  • Term

    Chargé d'affaires

    Formerly, a chargé d'affaires was the title of a chief of mission, inferior in rank to an ambassador or a minister. It is still used as the title of the head of a US mission where the US and other nation do not have full diplomatic relations. Today with the a.i. (ad interim) added, it designates the senior officer taking charge for the interval when a chief of mission is absent from his/her post or the position is vacant.

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    Breaking relations

    The formal act of severing diplomatic relations with another nation to underscore disapproval of its actions or policies. It is only done under severe situations.

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    Bilateral

    Discussions, negotiations, or treaties between a sovereign state and one other entity, either another sovereign state or an international organization. The relationship between two nations is referred to as a bilateral relationship.

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    Belligerency

    A state of belligerency is a state of armed conflict. Belligerents are direct participants in the conflict.

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    Asylum

    To receive protection from another nation, or in some cases, one’s own nation; when one state allows someone to live within its borders, out of reach of the authority of a second state from which the person seeks protection.

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    Attaché

    An official assigned to a diplomatic mission or embassy. Usually, this person has advanced expertise in a specific field, such as agriculture, commerce, or the military.

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    Arms Control

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