A diplomat’s life


  • Opinion
  • Saturday, 17 Feb 2007

Being an envoy or ambassador is not all about cocktail parties and formal functions. The way you dress, how you behave and what your spouse does are always under scrutiny. 

IN THE wonderful fabled world of diplomacy, membership has its privileges. A black-tie dinner here, a cocktail party there ... and there’s the chauffeur, the fancy car with tinted windows and the diplomatic passport that provides a certain level of immunity. 

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