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'''Diplomacy''' is the conduct by [[government]] officials of negotiations and other relations between nations. A person engaging in diplomacy is referred to as a [[diplomat]]. One common type of diplomat is an [[ambassador]], who represents his country at foreign [[capital]]s. | '''Diplomacy''' is the conduct by [[government]] officials of negotiations and other relations between nations. A person engaging in diplomacy is referred to as a [[diplomat]]. One common type of diplomat is an [[ambassador]], who represents his country at foreign [[capital]]s. | ||
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| + | Generally speaking, when diplomacy fails, [[war]]s begin. | ||
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| + | ==American Diplomacy== | ||
| + | *As Minister to France, [[Thomas Jefferson]] negotiated a commercial treaty with [[Prussia]] and the Consular Convention with [[France]]. <ref>https://history.state.gov/departmenthistory/people/jefferson-thomas</ref> | ||
| + | *During the [[Cuban Missile Crisis]]; President [[John F. Kennedy]] used diplomacy to defuse the crisis by negotiating a secret deal with the [[Soviet Union]] to remove [[nuclear arm]]ed [[missile]]s from from [[Turkey]]. This helped prevent an all-out war. <ref>https://www.washingtonpost.com/made-by-history/2023/02/10/kennan-diplomacy-war-china-russia/</ref> | ||
| + | *The [[Cold War]] came to an end with President [[Ronald Reagan]] using diplomacy. As [[Margaret Thatcher]]’s words put it "Ronald Reagan had ended the Cold War without firing a shot." <ref>https://www.heritage.org/conservatism/commentary/how-ronald-reagan-won-the-cold-war</ref> | ||
| + | *President Donald Trump meet and shook hands with [[Kim Jong Un]] to neutralize the threat of [[North Korea]]. <ref>https://nypost.com/2018/06/12/when-trump-met-kim/</ref> | ||
| + | ==References== | ||
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== External links == | == External links == | ||
*[http://diplomacy.state.gov/ The United States Diplomacy Center.] | *[http://diplomacy.state.gov/ The United States Diplomacy Center.] | ||
| + | *[[Chas Freeman]]: [https://chasfreeman662157.substack.com/p/on-diplomatic-professionalism On Diplomatic Professionalism] | ||
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Latest revision as of 19:26, May 31, 2026
Diplomacy is the conduct by government officials of negotiations and other relations between nations. A person engaging in diplomacy is referred to as a diplomat. One common type of diplomat is an ambassador, who represents his country at foreign capitals.
Generally speaking, when diplomacy fails, wars begin.
American Diplomacy
- As Minister to France, Thomas Jefferson negotiated a commercial treaty with Prussia and the Consular Convention with France. [1]
- During the Cuban Missile Crisis; President John F. Kennedy used diplomacy to defuse the crisis by negotiating a secret deal with the Soviet Union to remove nuclear armed missiles from from Turkey. This helped prevent an all-out war. [2]
- The Cold War came to an end with President Ronald Reagan using diplomacy. As Margaret Thatcher’s words put it "Ronald Reagan had ended the Cold War without firing a shot." [3]
- President Donald Trump meet and shook hands with Kim Jong Un to neutralize the threat of North Korea. [4]
References
- ↑ https://history.state.gov/departmenthistory/people/jefferson-thomas
- ↑ https://www.washingtonpost.com/made-by-history/2023/02/10/kennan-diplomacy-war-china-russia/
- ↑ https://www.heritage.org/conservatism/commentary/how-ronald-reagan-won-the-cold-war
- ↑ https://nypost.com/2018/06/12/when-trump-met-kim/