foreign diplomacy
Cross-border statecraft practice
Foreign diplomacy is the practice of managing relationships between nations through negotiation, dialogue, and formal representation.
It encompasses treaties, trade agreements, conflict resolution, and the work of ambassadors and diplomats abroad.
The term is somewhat redundant—diplomacy already implies dealings with foreign states—but emphasizes the international rather than domestic dimension: The administration's foreign diplomacy has focused on rebuilding alliances.
- ambassadorOfficial foreign representative
- allianceFormal union of parties
- bilateralismTwo-party agreement approach
- trade agreementPact governing international commerce
- negotiationDiscussion seeking mutual accord
back channel · peace talks · peace treaty · protocol · conflict resolution · mediation · soft power · arms control · envoy · consulate · détente · cultural exchange · rapprochement · iron curtain · chargé d'affaires · visa · sovereignty · embassy
- French PresidencyFrench president, presidential election, presidential term, head of state, executive power
foreign diplomacydomestic policy
Government actions within borders
internal affairs · home affairs · national policy · local government
foreign diplomacywar
Armed struggle between groups
warfare · military aggression · armed conflict · military action · aggression