Diplomatic corps << `dihp` luh MAT ihk kawr >> consists of all the heads of diplomatic missions, such as ambassadors and ministers, who represent their governments in a foreign nation. The term may also refer to all the diplomatic personnel of such missions. A diplomatic mission, generally an embassy or a legation, consists of an ambassador, a minister, or a chargé d’affaires; counselors and secretaries; and various attachés.
Diplomats conduct their government’s official relations with the host government, including the negotiation of treaties. They also report to their government on economic, financial, military, and political conditions in the host country.
See also Ambassador; Diplomacy; Foreign Service.
