British diplomat

Crown's foreign representative

A British diplomat is a person who represents the United Kingdom in foreign countries, conducting negotiations and maintaining relations between governments.

The phrase often appears in news reports about international incidents or espionage cases: A British diplomat was expelled from Moscow.

In fiction, particularly spy novels, British diplomats frequently serve as cover for intelligence officers.

Commonwealth of NationsPost-imperial voluntary alliance
high commissionerSenior diplomatic representative
United NationsInternational governmental organization
ambassadorOfficial foreign representative
Foreign OfficeUK diplomatic ministry

envoy · negotiation · treaty negotiation · consul · European Union · chargé d'affaires · attaché · plenipotentiary · MI6 · back channel · Whitehall · NATO · embassies · official residence · World Trade Organization · trade mission · multilingualism · discretion

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defector · double agent

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