The prime minister's spokesman today said Tony Blair had paid tribute to Mr Short, 58, describing him as a "dedicated diplomat" who "served his country with honour, dignity and distinction".
At a time when many are grieving the loss of a temperamental but dedicated diplomat, one episode of his work in the Balkans -- that explosive and often forgotten corner of Europe -- is worth bringing to light.
As our military draws down, our dedicated civilians — diplomats, aid workers, and advisers — are moving into the lead to support Iraq as it strengthens its government, resolves political disputes, resettles those displaced by war, and builds ties with the region and the world.
But for a quarter century, dedicated Polish historians, diplomats, politicians and curators have also tried to reconcile different memories and heal wounds; one of the results was Poland's superb museum of Jewish history, jointly built by the international Jewish community and the Polish state.
He's an absolute scumbag, my darlinks – such an unusual trait in a waster fifth son of a tenuously sane dictator – and though I'm given to understand that even saying so will draw a call to the editor from the dedicated team of diplomats charged by Hannibal's papa with dealing with the crap he leaves in his wake, I can't think we should worry ourselves too much about such things.
"These types of requests send a cold chill through the Department and career diplomats dedicated to their work and service to the country," a State Department official told the Washington Post.
March 15 , 1948Rio de Janeiro, Brazil August 19, 2003 Baghdad, Iraq Sérgio Vieira de Mello, (born March 15 , 1948 Rio de Janeiro, Braz. died Aug. 19, 2003, Baghdad, Iraq), Brazilian diplomat who, dedicated his life to attempting to bring peace, assisting refugees, and aiding humanitarian relief in many of the most volatile trouble spots all over the world.
He subsequently went to study at Tours, where he probably befriended Peter of Blois, a medieval poet and diplomat who dedicated a later work on St Wilfrid to Geoffrey.
But it's hard to believe that the outgoing diplomat, who dedicated a significant chunk of his tenure to failed two-state solution negotiations, didn't feel a need to distance himself from the reality of what is to come.
In every post, I found dedicated and thoughtful American diplomats who knew the country well and got out to meet people regularly (one of them was Chris Stevens, whom I met in 2007).
Our diplomats are dedicated civil servants.
