diplomatic corps

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A former British diplomat said Andrew was jokingly called “His Buffoon Highness” by members of the diplomatic corps in the Middle East.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 31, 2025

The letter is somewhat unusual for a diplomatic corps that is usually reluctant to engage in such fights publicly.

From New York Times • Feb. 6, 2024

Larbaoui, the incoming prime minister, rose from being an athlete on Algeria‘s national handball team to a member of the country’s diplomatic corps, having served as Algeria‘s ambassador to Egypt and the United Nations.

From Washington Times • Nov. 12, 2023

The diplomatic corps is not the traditional springboard for higher office, of course.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 6, 2023

Headlines like “Untouchability Banished in India: Worshipped in America,” which appeared in a Bombay newspaper in 1951, mortified the US diplomatic corps.

From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly