Diplomatic Handbook

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The Diplomatic Handbook is a comprehensive yet concise guide for those who are responsible for the management of international relations. The. information and advice it provides is always practical and to the point; and although primarily a student text, the book has been widely used throughout the diplomatic community. ^ ^ ^
The book covers- , ! ^ _ -
• the establishment and conduct of diplomatic relations. ' ' <
• the organisation and functions of a Ministry of Foreign Affairs and of a , " Diplomatic Mission. ij - ^ ' \ ^ - i
• protocol and procedure. ^
• diplomatic privileges Lind immunities. ' V -
• consular officers and consular posts. ^ > " ^ -^ • the ]ynited Nations, and other international organisations such as the
European Community ^d the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation.
> intemationiaJ law : ' - , V '
• conference practice and procedure.^^ _ international abbreviations. ^ V . , r - ?
• the organisation of the British Foreign and Commonwealth Office.
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Fülszöveg

The Diplomatic Handbook is a comprehensive yet concise guide for those who are responsible for the management of international relations. The. information and advice it provides is always practical and to the point; and although primarily a student text, the book has been widely used throughout the diplomatic community. ^ ^ ^
The book covers- , ! ^ _ -
• the establishment and conduct of diplomatic relations. ' ' <
• the organisation and functions of a Ministry of Foreign Affairs and of a , " Diplomatic Mission. ij - ^ ' \ ^ - i
• protocol and procedure. ^
• diplomatic privileges Lind immunities. ' V -
• consular officers and consular posts. ^ > " ^ -^ • the ]ynited Nations, and other international organisations such as the
European Community ^d the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation.
> intemationiaJ law : ' - , V '
• conference practice and procedure.^^ _ international abbreviations. ^ V . , r - ?
• the organisation of the British Foreign and Commonwealth Office.
> Islamic festivals;-- , ^
" • the environment.^ '' • Z' v:
nuclear npn-proliferation^i^ " - "¦ ^
¦^ This new edition - the first pnce 1988 - has been fully revised and updated. The glossary has been expanded to take account of the ever-increasing range of subjects with which today's diplomat must be familiar. It includes a valu- . able list of diplomatic, consular, legal and economic terms. For diplomatsfl and trainee diplomats, students of international relations and anyone ^ involved in intei^ational business this will remain essential reading. ^ _ _
R.G. Felthain has Keen concerned with organising and teaching Diplomatic ' Studies for over tWenty-five^ years, and fo^ seventeen was Director of the ^ Oxford University Foreign S^ice i^ogramrtie. He has been both a Diplomat and Consular Officer, and currently conducts-semi-^^H^^national ^; affairs and a workshop on the Diplomat and the Medirf !!B^^^nsultant ^ ; ^to various governments on Diplomatic Studies. ^ ^ - Vissza