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Despite his years as a career diplomat, his appointment has surprised some because he has little experience of the Middle East.
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She immediately put aside her aspirations to follow in her father's footsteps pursuing a career as a diplomat.
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In his later career as a diplomat for newly independent Norway and for the League of Nations, Nansen employed the infamous Vidkun Quisling.
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His career as a Royal Marine commando, diplomat and helicopter salesman before he became a politician should serve him well.
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He was a career diplomat before being chosen as Mr Chirac's chief of staff.
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Serbia appointed its first chief negotiator for Kosovo, Dejan Pavicevic, on Monday, a few days after Kosovo named a career diplomat, Lulzim Peci, as its representative to Serbia.
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His father, Hugh (later Lord Caradon), was a diplomat and colonial servant whose career included terms as governor of Cyprus and Britain's ambassador to the United Nations.
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