diplomat

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Ralph Bunche, the Nobel Prize-winning diplomat and civil rights leader, connected the fight against American segregation to the broader struggle for human rights and peace around the world.

From Salon • May 5, 2026

“Same actors, same patch of water, but very different politics and threat environment today,” said Tom Duffy, a retired U.S. diplomat and naval officer who this year published a book, “Tanker War in the Gulf.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 5, 2026

"There's a personal rapport, because I think Charles is a very skilled diplomat," royal commentator Richard Fitzwilliams told AFP.

From Barron's • May 1, 2026

A former diplomat, Lord Peter Ricketts, told US National Public Radio: "This was frankly, the most difficult, demanding piece of royal diplomacy he's done so far."

From BBC • Apr. 29, 2026

Some Argie diplomat in New York, still harping on about the Belgrano being outside the zone, said Britain no longer rules the waves, it just waives the rules.

From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell