An experienced diplomat, he has business concerns that have raised questions about possible conflicts of interest.

Many viewed this as a serious mistake by such an experienced diplomat and felt that opposition was bound to surface.

He was a musician and poet, skilled swordsman, an experienced diplomat, and civil servant.

He was a foreign diplomat, but became anything but in the taxi.

His good looks are his only merit, a contemporary foreign diplomat commented on the issue.

But it must be understood that one crucial element in distinguishing the civilised from the pariah state has been its protection of foreign diplomats.

His cynical observation that 'our friends will judge us' has been likened by foreign diplomats to a 'coalition of the compliant'.

The only exception will be anyone working for foreign diplomats.

He's a professional diplomat and a pretty tough case.

He was more of a professional diplomat than an elected politician, and he held an elitist approach to government.

It should be made mandatory reading for all professional diplomats and politicians.

In his diplomatic endeavors, he at times verged on the unscrupulous, as was all too often the case with professional diplomats of his day.

They were not professional diplomats.

It suffered new embarrassment, however, when another senior diplomat defected in protest at its brutality, bringing the total to five over the past year.

Or family photographer, which demands the skills of a senior diplomat.

Senior diplomats warned that one of the problems with sidelining him would be someone worse might take his place.

A transcript of the chat, seen by senior diplomats, reveals his touchiness.

This was the annual opportunity for junior staff to satirise more senior diplomats, including the ambassador and a great boost to embassy morale.

Western diplomats initially took the claims that the hostages were alive seriously, though they are now understood to be more doubtful.

Western diplomats said they believed the family had looted billions from the national treasury, mainly through preferential contracts.

Western diplomats suspect they are afraid of exposing those who milked the system.

His election was warmly welcomed by western diplomats.

Western diplomats are also concerned about the impact further afield.