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appalling unsolved crimes currently pending and which have resulted in the downgrading of bilateral relations affecting both the people of Saudi Arabia and Thailand for more than 20 years", adding "it is my duty to try to negotiate this issue with the Thai Government, in order to avoid any further tension or undesirable complications in bilateral relations".
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Mr. Nabil Ashri said that "The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia's goal on this issue stems directly from its firm and clear foreign policy of non-interference, and seeking closer cooperation and developing friendly international relations, as its relations with the Kingdom of Thailand suffered because of the
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Chargé d'Affaires: An officer in charge of an embassy who is not an ambassador, e.g., when the level of relations between two states has been lowered to below the ambassadorial level, and accredited to the Minister of Foreign Affairs, rather than to the chief of state. In such circumstances, termed
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When early last year we decided to resume discussions with the Chinese Government on this subject we told them that if an agreement on an exchange of ambassadors was reached we would be prepared to withdraw our consulate from Taiwan. This we shall now
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may avoid a politically sensitive meeting that would imply approval or recognition of that head of state or government. Similarly, the receiving country may decline to receive an ambassador, but still maintain diplomatic relations by accepting a
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are distinct from the 'chargés d'affaires accredited to Ministers for Foreign Affairs' who are listed under Article 14 of the Convention as forming the third class of heads of mission. The latter are often described as 'chargés d'affairs
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may be appointed for long periods, such as when a mission is headed by a non-resident ambassador who is accredited to multiple countries. In addition, a mission may be downgraded from an ambassadorial to a
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on 11 June 1884, as they stopped being tributary to the Chinese Empire, less than a year after the 25 August 1883 French protectorates over Annam and Tonkin (central and northern regions).
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on a temporary basis in the absence of the ambassador. In unusual situations, in cases where disputes between the two countries make it impossible or undesirable to send agents of a higher
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may be sent to immediately establish diplomatic representation. However, if a timely exchange of ambassadors does not take place, this may result in a prolonged period of
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may be used outside diplomacy to designate an individual with some more or less temporary responsibility for a specific area of business, understood broadly.
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may or may not be added depending on the context, but is always lower case; it may be italicized or shortened to simply a.i.
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represent their nation, but unlike an ambassador, they are not personal representatives of their head of state. Apart from
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level to show displeasure, yet avoid taking the extremely serious step of breaking diplomatic relations. For example,
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by ambassadors and have lower precedence at formal diplomatic events. In most cases, a diplomat serves as a
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There currently is no U.S. Ambassador to Venezuela; the U.S. Charge d'Affaires en pied is Lee McClenny.
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ceased to recognize the Republic of China as the sole legitimate representative of China, and thus
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from the foreign minister of the sending state to the foreign minister of the receiving state.
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for "charged with business", meaning they are responsible for the duties of an ambassador.
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was in fact employed in a more significant colonial role, as commonly held by a
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to the foreign minister rather than the head of state, the appointment of a
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Diplomatic Law: Commentary on the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations
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However, there have been rare historical circumstances in which the title
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Sometimes when diplomatic recognition is extended to a new government, a
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enjoy the same privileges and immunities as other diplomatic agents.
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since then (the ambassador did not leave his position until 1979).
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enjoys the same privileges and immunities as an ambassador under
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did not exchange ambassadors between 1989 and 2022, due to the
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Burean of Western Hemisphere Affairs, U.S. Department of State
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is always in the plural form, and should be lowercase even if
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were not upgraded to the ambassadorial level until 1972.
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Index

Charge d’affaires

Persia
Woodrow Wilson
White House
Ambassador
High commissioner
Permanent representative
Nuncio
Head of mission
Envoy
Deputy chief of mission
Minister
Resident minister
Papal legate
Chargé d'affaires
Consul
Attaché
Military attaché
Cultural attaché
Agricultural attaché
Science attaché
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diplomat
chief of mission
ambassador
French

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