ANDRÉANI, Jacques

Transformations et constantes du métier de diplomate - Paris : IIAP, janv./mars 1996

The cut-back on continuing education due to budgetary restrictions has meant that the diplomat must learn to adapt to changes in the profession whilst on the job. Of particular note is the decreasing importance of the task of direct negotiation and the increasing development of the tasks of information provision and communication together with the protection of economic interests. Cultural activities are an area which is still to often neglected