He is certainly a bizarre, reclusive man, but people who deal with him, the people who have met him in diplomatic contexts, invariably come back saying, "You know, look, let's be straight about it, the guy is charming".
A broader political and diplomatic context between the US and Iran would be advantageous, since it seems that the relationship has once again fallen prey to the Iranian nuclear game.
Although the order which authorises air strikes on Serbia remains in place and can be triggered by a Nato council decision, the diplomatic context has been seriously changed by the open split between the US and France over policies towards Iraq.
The diplomatic context at Constance included the revolt of the Bohemian Hussites, who looked upon Poland as an ally in their wars against Sigismund, the emperor elect and new king of Bohemia.
Finally, all classification scores were aggregated and averaged in order to determine an overall intervention-specific diplomatic assessment rating, representative of the collective programs under review, in the diplomatic context (the "K-Score").> Diplomatic assessment ratings at the classification and sub-classification levels are presented in Table 2 and Additional file 1 Annex 1.
Even before ministers from the 15 European Union countries met their counterparts from the southern and eastern shores of the Mediterranean in Marseilles this week, France's foreign minister, Hubert Védrine, had admitted that the conference would be taking place in "an unfavourable context"—diplomatic language for the collapse of the Arab-Israeli peace process.
In an African context, the diplomatic consequences of Kenya's support for the Israeli actions remain incalculable.
In English a "yours sincerely" or even a simple "regards" would suffice; French-style floridity survives, just, only in the context of diplomatic correspondence.
HIV/AIDS interventions were classified as "neutral" from the diplomatic perspective in the context of "effectiveness".
For example, positive assessments for sustainability were driven by intervention strengths in the context of "country ownership" [ 36] and transferability to local actors, while diplomatic advantages in the "accountability" context are aligned with previously-documented strengths of PEPFAR and the Global Fund in monitoring and evaluation and other quality assurance and control systems [ 37].
Discussion of a reshuffle has also occurred in the context of upcoming diplomatic appointments, which could be filled by long-serving ministers standing aside, including to replace former Labor leader Kim Beazley as ambassador to the United States.
