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ambassador: see diplomatic service diplomatic service, organized body of agents maintained by governments to communicate with one another.
OriginsUntil the 15th cent. any formal communication or negotiation among nations was conducted either by means of ambassadors specially ..... Click the link for more information. . ambassadorHighest-ranking diplomatic representative of one government to another or to an international organization. As formally defined and recognized at the Congress of Vienna (1815), ambassadors were originally regarded as personal representatives of their country's chief executive rather than of the whole country, and their rank entitled them to meet personally with the head of state of the host country. Originally, only the principal monarchies exchanged ambassadors; the U.S. did not appoint ambassadors until 1893. Since 1945 all nations have been recognized as equals, and ambassadors or their equivalents are sent to all countries with which diplomatic relations are maintained. Before the development of modern communications, ambassadors were entrusted with extensive powers; they have since been reduced to spokespeople for their foreign offices. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| Other positions included appointments as cultural ambassador to various countries, to the advisory committee of the U. Roski is an accomplished painter and alumna of the USC School of Fine Arts as well as one of Los Angeles' most ardent and active cultural ambassadors. As a result, Foster has had to take on the role of cultural ambassador in addition to writer. |
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