Some people call it the art of diplomacy. Well, it sure is an art with a lot of rules. When an American president is meeting with a foreign leader, it is so important to respect the country's customs, ...

Aristotle said that it is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it. It also is the social quality that will help you get along with a wide variety of ...

It’s not often that American diplomats must resign from the State Department to take up a diplomatic post. But for diplomats posted at the American Institute in Taiwan (AIT), these were, for a very ...

Karen Hughes, the State Department's undersecretary for public diplomacy and public affairs, sent a long memo to chief diplomats, top deputies and public affairs officers worldwide Friday, spelling ...

When an American president is meeting a foreign leader, it's important to respect the country's customs. Many countries have an office for that. This week, the chiefs of protocol from 100 countries ...