emissary
Sent to negotiate
An emissary is a person sent on a mission to represent or advance the interests of another—typically a government, organization, or leader.
The role suggests diplomacy and negotiation: The president dispatched an emissary to negotiate the ceasefire.
Unlike an ambassador with permanent posting, an emissary usually handles a specific task or message.
Delivery person or service
- heraldOfficial news announcer
- runnerOne who sprints
- harbingerOne who foreshadows
- forerunnerOne that comes before
Official foreign representative
- envoyAccredited diplomatic representative
- consulDiplomat in foreign city
- attachéEmbassy specialist officer
- plenipotentiaryDiplomat with full authority
legate · chargé d'affaires · embassy · consulate · foreign service · accredited · credentials · diplomatic immunity
Neutral conflict resolver
- negotiatorOne who bargains professionally
- peacemakerConflict resolution agent
- arbitratorOne who resolves disputes
- conciliatorOne who restores harmony
interlocutor · middleman · facilitator · peace envoy · shuttle diplomat · special envoy · goodwill ambassador · rapporteur
Entrust authority to another
- representativeOne who acts for another
- proxyAuthorized substitute
- agentOne who acts independently
- deputyAuthorized substitute or assistant
surrogate · liaison · intermediary · go-between · broker · factor · assignee · stand-in
Covert information gatherer
- secret agentClandestine government operative
- operativeCovert field agent
- intelligence agentCovert information gatherer
- moleSubterranean insectivore
infiltrator · asset · double agent · sleeper agent · undercover agent · covert operative · informant
courier
Delivery person or service
forerunner · announcer · communicator · relay
ambassador
Official foreign representative
- envoyAccredited diplomatic representative
- consulDiplomat in foreign city
- attachéEmbassy specialist officer
plenipotentiary · legate · chargé d'affaires · embassy · consulate · foreign service · accredited · credentials · diplomatic immunity · protocol
mediator
Neutral conflict resolver
- negotiatorOne who bargains professionally
- peacemakerConflict resolution agent
- arbitratorOne who resolves disputes
conciliator · interlocutor · middleman · facilitator · peace envoy · shuttle diplomat · special envoy · goodwill ambassador · rapporteur
delegate
Entrust authority to another
- representativeOne who acts for another
- proxyAuthorized substitute
- agentOne who acts independently
deputy · surrogate · liaison · intermediary · go-between · broker · factor · assignee · stand-in · alternate
spy
Covert information gatherer
- secret agentClandestine government operative
- operativeCovert field agent
- intelligence agentCovert information gatherer
mole · infiltrator · asset · double agent · sleeper agent · undercover agent · covert operative · informant
- communicatorsspeaker, explainer, orator, presenter, announcer
- Extraterrestrialsalien, aliens, extraterrestrial, ET, UFO
- messengersmessenger, courier, couriers, herald, heralds
- negotiatorsnegotiator, bargainer, dealmaker, mediator, arbitrator
- representativesrepresentative, delegate, lawyer, deputy, rep
- diplomacyembassy, ambassador, ambassadors, treaty, treaties