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8 entriesActing Capacity
A temporary designation allowing an official to perform the duties of a higher…
additional protocol I
A 1977 treaty supplementing the Geneva Conventions that governs the protection…
Agrément
The receiving state's formal approval of a foreign government's proposed…
Ambassador Extraordinary
A diplomat of the highest rank sent by one head of state to another,…
Ambassador Plenipotentiary
A senior diplomat formally vested with full authority to represent their head…
ambassador's residence
The official home of a head of diplomatic mission in the receiving state,…
Ambassador's Residence
The official home of a head of mission, distinct from the embassy chancery,…
Audience with the Monarch
A formal meeting granted by a reigning sovereign to an ambassador, head of…