#diplomat

They tend to be civil servants, often diplomats drawn from the Foreign Office, who may be very pleasant, intelligent people, but once they get inside the Palace they're riveted to the status quo and they lose track of public opinion in the real world. ↗

— Anthony Holden

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#civil servants #diplomats #drawn #foreign #get

As we continue to make great progress in the war on terror, now more than ever, it is important that members of the international community stand-by and bolster the efforts of the emerging diplomatic leaders in Iraq and Afghanistan. ↗

— James Inhofe

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#bolster #community #continue #diplomatic #efforts

Divorce: a resumption of diplomatic relations and rectification of boundaries. ↗

— Ambrose Bierce

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#diplomatic #diplomatic relations #divorce #relations #resumption