PAUL SHARP is Professor and Head of Political Science at the University of Minnesota Duluth, USA. He is author of Thatcher's Diplomacy and co-editor (with Karl Schweizer) of The International Thought of Herbert Butterfield. He is founding co-chair of the Diplomatic Studies Section of the International Studies Association and Convener of the Group On Diplomacy of the British International Studies Association. GEOFFREY WISEMAN was a member of the Australian Foreign Service and served as private secretary to the Australian Foreign Minister. He has also worked in the Executive

'...this is a predominantly optimistic, original and fascinating collection of essays, as multifaceted and protean as the diplomatic corps which it sets out to explore.' - Ann Lane, Asian Affairs 'Editors Paul Sharp and Geoffrey Wiseman have done an exceptionally well-focused job...This compendium is clearly suitable and informative to all international relations scholars, as well as general audiences with some knowledge of international relations.' - John D. Stempel, International Studies Review

• Foreword; A.Watson Introduction; J.Mayall PART I: THE DIPLOMATIC CORPS FROM THE PAST TO THE PRESENT: HISTORICAL AND CONCEPTUAL BACKGROUND The Origins of the Diplomatic Corps: Rome to Constantinople; G.R.Berridge The Diplomatic Corps as a Symbol of Diplomatic Culture; S.Sofer PART II: THE DIPLOMATIC CORPS AS A SETTLED AFFAIR The Washington Diplomatic Corps: The Place, the Professionals, and their Performance; A.K.Henrikson The London Diplomatic Corps; P.Lyon The Emergence and Practices of the Oslo Diplomatic Corps; H.Leira & I.B.Neumann PART III: THE DIPLOMATIC CORPS RECALLED BY PRACTITIONERS Diplomacy in the East: Seoul, Beijing, and Pyongyang, 1981-2002; J.E.Hoare Representing India in the Diplomatic Corps; K.S.Rana PART IV: THE DIPLOMATIC CORPS IN ACTION The Kathmandu Diplomatic Corps: In Search of a Role in Times of Transformation; H.Kabir Genocide in Rwanda and the Kigali Diplomatic Corps: Consultation, Cooperation, Coordination; J.E.Leader The Skopje Diplomatic Corps and the Macedonian Political Crisis of 2001; P.Sharp PART V: THE FUTURE OF THE DIPLOMATIC CORPS The European Corps: Diplomats and International Cooperation in Western Europe; M.K.D.Cross Esprit de Corps: Sketches from Diplomatic Life in Stockholm, Hanoi, and New York; G.Wiseman Conclusion: The Diplomatic Corps' Role in Constituting International Society; P.Sharp & G.Wiseman

PAUL SHARP is Professor and Head of Political Science at the University of Minnesota Duluth, USA. He is author of Thatcher's Diplomacy and co-editor (with Karl Schweizer) of The International Thought of Herbert Butterfield. He is founding co-chair of the Diplomatic Studies Section of the International Studies Association and Convener of the Group On Diplomacy of the British International Studies Association. GEOFFREY WISEMAN was a member of the Australian Foreign Service and served as private secretary to the Australian Foreign Minister. He has also worked in the Executive

'...this is a predominantly optimistic, original and fascinating collection of essays, as multifaceted and protean as the diplomatic corps which it sets out to explore.' - Ann Lane, Asian Affairs 'Editors Paul Sharp and Geoffrey Wiseman have done an exceptionally well-focused job...This compendium is clearly suitable and informative to all international relations scholars, as well as general audiences with some knowledge of international relations.' - John D. Stempel, International Studies Review

• Foreword; A.Watson Introduction; J.Mayall PART I: THE DIPLOMATIC CORPS FROM THE PAST TO THE PRESENT: HISTORICAL AND CONCEPTUAL BACKGROUND The Origins of the Diplomatic Corps: Rome to Constantinople; G.R.Berridge The Diplomatic Corps as a Symbol of Diplomatic Culture; S.Sofer PART II: THE DIPLOMATIC CORPS AS A SETTLED AFFAIR The Washington Diplomatic Corps: The Place, the Professionals, and their Performance; A.K.Henrikson The London Diplomatic Corps; P.Lyon The Emergence and Practices of the Oslo Diplomatic Corps; H.Leira & I.B.Neumann PART III: THE DIPLOMATIC CORPS RECALLED BY PRACTITIONERS Diplomacy in the East: Seoul, Beijing, and Pyongyang, 1981-2002; J.E.Hoare Representing India in the Diplomatic Corps; K.S.Rana PART IV: THE DIPLOMATIC CORPS IN ACTION The Kathmandu Diplomatic Corps: In Search of a Role in Times of Transformation; H.Kabir Genocide in Rwanda and the Kigali Diplomatic Corps: Consultation, Cooperation, Coordination; J.E.Leader The Skopje Diplomatic Corps and the Macedonian Political Crisis of 2001; P.Sharp PART V: THE FUTURE OF THE DIPLOMATIC CORPS The European Corps: Diplomats and International Cooperation in Western Europe; M.K.D.Cross Esprit de Corps: Sketches from Diplomatic Life in Stockholm, Hanoi, and New York; G.Wiseman Conclusion: The Diplomatic Corps' Role in Constituting International Society; P.Sharp & G.Wiseman

PAUL SHARP is Professor and Head of Political Science at the University of Minnesota Duluth, USA. He is author of Thatcher's Diplomacy and co-editor (with Karl Schweizer) of The International Thought of Herbert Butterfield. He is founding co-chair of the Diplomatic Studies Section of the International Studies Association and Convener of the Group On Diplomacy of the British International Studies Association. GEOFFREY WISEMAN was a member of the Australian Foreign Service and served as private secretary to the Australian Foreign Minister. He has also worked in the Executive

'...this is a predominantly optimistic, original and fascinating collection of essays, as multifaceted and protean as the diplomatic corps which it sets out to explore.' - Ann Lane, Asian Affairs 'Editors Paul Sharp and Geoffrey Wiseman have done an exceptionally well-focused job...This compendium is clearly suitable and informative to all international relations scholars, as well as general audiences with some knowledge of international relations.' - John D. Stempel, International Studies Review

• Foreword; A.Watson Introduction; J.Mayall PART I: THE DIPLOMATIC CORPS FROM THE PAST TO THE PRESENT: HISTORICAL AND CONCEPTUAL BACKGROUND The Origins of the Diplomatic Corps: Rome to Constantinople; G.R.Berridge The Diplomatic Corps as a Symbol of Diplomatic Culture; S.Sofer PART II: THE DIPLOMATIC CORPS AS A SETTLED AFFAIR The Washington Diplomatic Corps: The Place, the Professionals, and their Performance; A.K.Henrikson The London Diplomatic Corps; P.Lyon The Emergence and Practices of the Oslo Diplomatic Corps; H.Leira & I.B.Neumann PART III: THE DIPLOMATIC CORPS RECALLED BY PRACTITIONERS Diplomacy in the East: Seoul, Beijing, and Pyongyang, 1981-2002; J.E.Hoare Representing India in the Diplomatic Corps; K.S.Rana PART IV: THE DIPLOMATIC CORPS IN ACTION The Kathmandu Diplomatic Corps: In Search of a Role in Times of Transformation; H.Kabir Genocide in Rwanda and the Kigali Diplomatic Corps: Consultation, Cooperation, Coordination; J.E.Leader The Skopje Diplomatic Corps and the Macedonian Political Crisis of 2001; P.Sharp PART V: THE FUTURE OF THE DIPLOMATIC CORPS The European Corps: Diplomats and International Cooperation in Western Europe; M.K.D.Cross Esprit de Corps: Sketches from Diplomatic Life in Stockholm, Hanoi, and New York; G.Wiseman Conclusion: The Diplomatic Corps' Role in Constituting International Society; P.Sharp & G.Wiseman