Sentence examples for diplomatic etiquette from inspiring English sources

"It should be diplomatic etiquette for foreign leaders not to confront China by raising the human rights issue".

Diplomatic etiquette would normally classify the recall of an ambassador for "consultations" as a middle-order symbol of displeasure.

What was startling about Mr. Sondheim's letter was its disregard for the diplomatic etiquette usually practiced by artists in the press.

As my colleague Ellen Barry wrote this week, the Foreign Ministry responded furiously, saying in a statement that the speech "went far beyond the boundaries of diplomatic etiquette".

At the Social Democratic party's (SPD) conference on Saturday, Michael Roth dispensed with diplomatic etiquette to condemn what he called the "big shitshow" of Brexit.

Ukraine's embattled president, Leonid Kuchma, was ritually humiliated at the tail end of this week's expanded summit meeting of NATO, in a deft exercise in diplomatic etiquette.

Oufoula certainly has the makings of a contemporary tragic figure -- and it's a pleasure to follow the wanderings of his mind as he reflects on the wooden face carvings that mesmerized him as a young child, the intricate etiquette of diplomatic work, his abiding passion for great literature.

The loss of control over the exchanges -- or even worse engaging with people who don't use the formalized language and etiquette of the diplomatic world can be alarming to some.

They are preparing for the awkward etiquette of arm's length diplomatic relations with the new man.

The diplomatic standoff started with a breach of etiquette: traditionally, before any conference, the General Assembly president appoints a couple of ambassadors as "facilitators" who consult widely and then propose a working document.

Another was the Cadet Corps, established in 1732 to train young noblemen in the finer points of foreign etiquette, dress, arts and language to prepare them for diplomatic and military service.