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{{Short description|Body of foreign diplomats accredited to one country or body}} |
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{{Distinguish|Diplomatic service}} |
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| ⚫ | The diplomatic corps may, in certain contexts, refer to the collection of [[Letter of Credence|accredited]] [[head of mission|heads of mission]] ([[ambassador]]s, [[high commissioner]]s, and others) who represent their [[country|countries]] in another state or country. As a body, they usually only assemble to attend state functions like a [[coronation]], [[inauguration]], [[national day]] or [[State Opening of Parliament]], depending on local custom. They may also assemble in the royal or presidential [[palace]] to give their own [[head of state]]'s New Year greeting to the head of state of the country in which they are based. |
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| ⚫ | The diplomatic corps may, in certain contexts, refer to the collection of [[Letter of Credence|accredited]] [[head of mission|heads of mission]] ([[ambassador]]s, [[high commissioner]]s, [[nuncio]]s and others) who represent their [[country|countries]] in another state or country. As a body, they usually only assemble to attend state functions like a [[coronation]], [[inauguration]], [[national day]] or [[State Opening of Parliament]], depending on local custom. They may also assemble in the royal or presidential [[palace]] to give their own [[head of state]]'s New Year greeting to the head of state of the country in which they are based. |
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The term is sometimes confused with the collective body of diplomats ''from'' a particular country—the proper term for which is ''[[diplomatic service]]''. The diplomatic corps is not always given any formal recognition by its host country, but can be referenced by official [[order of precedence|orders of precedence]]. |
The term is sometimes confused with the collective body of diplomats ''from'' a particular country—the proper term for which is ''[[diplomatic service]]''. The diplomatic corps is not always given any formal recognition by its host country, but can be referenced by official [[order of precedence|orders of precedence]]. |
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Diplomatic vehicles in most countries have distinctive [[diplomatic license plates]], often with the prefix or suffix ''CD'', the abbreviation for the French ''corps diplomatique''. |
Diplomatic vehicles in most countries have distinctive [[diplomatic license plates]], often with the prefix or suffix ''CD'', the abbreviation for the French ''corps diplomatique''. |
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==Dean of the |
==Dean of the diplomatic corps== |
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{{Main|Doyen}} |
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In most countries, the longest-serving [[ambassador]] to a country is given the title Doyen of the Diplomatic Corps ({{lang-fr|Doyen du Corps Diplomatique}}).<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.britannica.com/topic/diplomacy/Modern-diplomatic-practice |title = diplomacy - Modern diplomatic practice {{!}} Britannica}}</ref> The doyen is often accorded a high position in the [[order of precedence]]. In [[New Zealand]], for example, the doyen takes precedence over figures such as the [[Deputy Prime Minister of New Zealand|deputy prime minister]] and former [[List of governors-general of New Zealand|governors-general]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Order of Precedence in New Zealand|url=http://gg.govt.nz/sites/all/files/u15/2015%20Order%20of%20Precedence%20for%20New%20Zealand.pdf|website=Website of the Governor-General of New Zealand|publisher=New Zealand Government|access-date=15 January 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304142748/http://gg.govt.nz/sites/all/files/u15/2015%20Order%20of%20Precedence%20for%20New%20Zealand.pdf|archive-date=4 March 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref> |
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| ⚫ | In many countries that have [[Catholicism]] as the official or dominant religion, the [[apostolic nuncio|''apostolic nuncio'']] (the diplomatic representative of the [[Holy See]]) serves as doyen by virtue of his office, regardless of seniority;<ref>Hyginus Eugene Cardinale, ''The Holy See and the International Order'' ({{ISBN|0-900675-60-8}}), p. 160. Quote: "The right to precedence of all permanent papal representatives regardless of their title, from 1815-1849 was generally acknowledged and admitted without contestation by the governments of all the European States and of South America, and without any objection being raised by the diplomats accredited to these States, not even on the part of the British envoys. Such, for example, was the case of the internuncios Mgr Francesco Capaccini in Holland (1829-1831), Mgr Pasquale Gizzi (1835-1837) and Mgr Raffaele Fornari (1838-1841) in Belgium, Mgr Antonio Garibaldi in France (1836-1843) and all the papal diplomatic representatives with the title of apostolic delegate and envoy extraordinary in the various South American republics."</ref> in other cases, the nuncio is treated as an ordinary ambassador of the Holy See and has no special precedence. The [[Congress of Vienna]] and the [[Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations]] provided that any country may choose to give nuncios a different precedence than other ambassadors.<ref name="vienna1815_en">{{cite encyclopedia|title=Regulation of Vienna on the classification of diplomatic agents|encyclopedia=Yearbook of the International Law Commission|date=1957|volume=II|language=fr|url=http://legal.un.org/docs/?path=../ilc/documentation/english/reports/a_cn4_110.pdf|page=135}}</ref> |
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| ⚫ | The diplomatic corps may also cooperate amongst |
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| ⚫ | The diplomatic corps may also cooperate amongst themselves on a number of matters, including certain dealings with the host government. In practical terms, the doyen of the diplomatic corps may have a role to play in negotiating with local authorities regarding the application of aspects of the [[Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations]] and [[diplomatic immunity]], such as the payment of certain fees or taxes, since the receiving country is required "not to discriminate between states". In this sense, the doyen has the role of representing the entire diplomatic corps for matters that affect the corps as a whole, although this function is rarely formalized. |
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== Role of the papal nuncio == |
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[[File:Holy See missions accreditations and relations.png|right|thumb|250px|{{legend|#000000|Vatican City State}} {{legend|#00FF00|Diplomatic relations, resident mission, nuncio is of ambassadorial rank and with additional privileges<ref>Such as in [[Order of precedence]].</ref>}} {{legend|#00FFFF|Diplomatic relations, non-resident accreditation with additional privileges}} {{legend|#008000|Diplomatic relations, resident mission, nuncio has regular ambassadorial status}}{{legend|#0000FF|Diplomatic relations, non-resident accreditation, regular ambassadorial status}} <br> {{legend|#FF0000|Formal contact with the government, but no diplomatic relations}} {{legend|#FF8040|Representative to the Catholic communities only, no diplomatic relations}}]] |
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[[File:Korpus dyplomatyczny 2008 01 16 (1).jpg|thumb|the Papal nuncio of Poland]] |
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=== Philippines === |
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The [[Apostolic Nunciature to the Philippines|Apostolic Nuncio to the Philippines]] still holds this rank due to long-standing custom despite the predominantly [[Roman Catholicism in the Philippines|Catholic]] country having formally [[Separation of church and state#Philippines|no official religion]]. |
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=== Germany === |
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In a final protocol on Article 3 of the [[Reichskonkordat|concordat between Germany and the Holy See]] from July 20, 1933, Germany – despite having no official religion and an approximately equal share of Catholics and Protestants – guarantees this role to the apostolic nuncio. |
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=== Belgium === |
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In Belgium the Nuncio has an important position at court, given [[Belgian order of precedence|precedence]] before the [[Prime Minister of Belgium]], the [[President of the European Parliament]], and the [[Secretary General of NATO]]. The only persons who have a higher rank at court are the Cardinals and the members of the Royal family. He acts as such during royal cermonial at court, during [[Te Deum]], annual reception and the national holiday. |
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== See also == |
== See also == |
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*[[Marshal of the Diplomatic Corps]] (United Kingdom) |
* [[African Diplomatic Corps]] |
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* [[Marshal of the Diplomatic Corps]] (United Kingdom) |
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*[[Consular corps]] |
* [[Consular corps]] |
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==References== |
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==External links== |
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*[https://www.state.gov/ |
*[https://www.state.gov/resources-for-foreign-embassies/deans-of-the-diplomatic-corps/ United States' Deans of the Diplomatic Corps: 1893 To Present] |
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Revision as of 22:51, 29 July 2024
The diplomatic corps (French: corps diplomatique) is the collective body of foreign diplomats accredited to a particular country or body.
The diplomatic corps may, in certain contexts, refer to the collection of accredited heads of mission (ambassadors, high commissioners, nuncios and others) who represent their countries in another state or country. As a body, they usually only assemble to attend state functions like a coronation, inauguration, national day or State Opening of Parliament, depending on local custom. They may also assemble in the royal or presidential palace to give their own head of state's New Year greeting to the head of state of the country in which they are based.
The term is sometimes confused with the collective body of diplomats from a particular country—the proper term for which is diplomatic service. The diplomatic corps is not always given any formal recognition by its host country, but can be referenced by official orders of precedence.
In many countries, and especially in Africa, the heads and the foreign members of the country offices of major international organizations (United Nations agencies, the European Union, the International Committee of the Red Cross, agencies of the African Union, etc.) are considered members—and granted the rights and privileges—of the diplomatic corps.
Diplomatic vehicles in most countries have distinctive diplomatic license plates, often with the prefix or suffix CD, the abbreviation for the French corps diplomatique.
Dean of the diplomatic corps
In most countries, the longest-serving ambassador to a country is given the title Doyen of the Diplomatic Corps (French: Doyen du Corps Diplomatique).[1] The doyen is often accorded a high position in the order of precedence. In New Zealand, for example, the doyen takes precedence over figures such as the deputy prime minister and former governors-general.[2]
In many countries that have Catholicism as the official or dominant religion, the apostolic nuncio (the diplomatic representative of the Holy See) serves as doyen by virtue of his office, regardless of seniority;[3] in other cases, the nuncio is treated as an ordinary ambassador of the Holy See and has no special precedence. The Congress of Vienna and the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations provided that any country may choose to give nuncios a different precedence than other ambassadors.[4]
The diplomatic corps may also cooperate amongst themselves on a number of matters, including certain dealings with the host government. In practical terms, the doyen of the diplomatic corps may have a role to play in negotiating with local authorities regarding the application of aspects of the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations and diplomatic immunity, such as the payment of certain fees or taxes, since the receiving country is required "not to discriminate between states". In this sense, the doyen has the role of representing the entire diplomatic corps for matters that affect the corps as a whole, although this function is rarely formalized.
See also
- African Diplomatic Corps
- Marshal of the Diplomatic Corps (United Kingdom)
- Consular corps
References
- ^ "diplomacy - Modern diplomatic practice | Britannica".
- ^ "Order of Precedence in New Zealand" (PDF). Website of the Governor-General of New Zealand. New Zealand Government. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 15 January 2017.
- ^ Hyginus Eugene Cardinale, The Holy See and the International Order (ISBN 0-900675-60-8), p. 160. Quote: "The right to precedence of all permanent papal representatives regardless of their title, from 1815-1849 was generally acknowledged and admitted without contestation by the governments of all the European States and of South America, and without any objection being raised by the diplomats accredited to these States, not even on the part of the British envoys. Such, for example, was the case of the internuncios Mgr Francesco Capaccini in Holland (1829-1831), Mgr Pasquale Gizzi (1835-1837) and Mgr Raffaele Fornari (1838-1841) in Belgium, Mgr Antonio Garibaldi in France (1836-1843) and all the papal diplomatic representatives with the title of apostolic delegate and envoy extraordinary in the various South American republics."
- ^ "Regulation of Vienna on the classification of diplomatic agents" (PDF). Yearbook of the International Law Commission (in French). Vol. II. 1957. p. 135.
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