Monograph: Techniques of Diplomatic Communication

Diplomacy has its own language, Trade tools, rules, culture, method, style of communication and history, which is peculiar to that business. Techniques of Diplomatic Communications is a subject that should be of interest to all those who.wish to deepen their knowledge and understanding of the language of diplomacy and the art of communication in general.

Written by a retired Ambassador and Career Diplomat, with more than three decade varied experience in his country ‘s Foreign Service, the Monograph emerged out of a paper presented by the author, at a seminar, couple of years ago. It is his contribution to intellectual discourse, on what to him is an interesting subject of our time. It addresses such questions as, why do States coexist? What is the rational d’etre of States? Do States have interests? How do they communicate their interests? Who are Diplomatic agents? What is the connection between them and the States they represent? What is Diplomatic Communication? What are the techniques? What is the essence of Diplomatic Communications?

Structure of Diplomatic Missions and Levels of Diplomatic Communication; Communication, Information Management and dissemination during crisis; Diplomatic communication techniques and skills; What can individuals, Tertiary and Corporate Leaders learn from the Diplomat about Communication? Diplomatic Communication and ‘Democratization of Diplomacy;’ the limits of Diplomacy and Diplomatic Communications; and of course, Diplomacy and the future of Diplomatic Communications.