"Diplomatic Handbook" by Ralph G. Feltham

The aim of this book is to provide a concise but comprehensive source of relevant information for those who are embarking on an international and, particularly, a diplomatic career. It is also useful for civil servants who are required to attend multilateral conferences on a wide range of subjects and for those interested in the mechanisms of international relations.

Coverage includes:
- the establishment and conduct of diplomatic relations
- the organisation and functions of a Ministry of Foreign Affairs and of a diplomatic mission
- protocol and procedure
- diplomatic privileges and immunities
- consular officers and consular posts
- the European Union, NATO, the United Nations and other international organisations
- key elements of international law
- conference practice and procedure
- information, misinformation, disinformation, and media presentation skills
- glossary of diplomatic, consular and economic terms

Contents
Preface
Acknowledgements
Diplomatic Relations
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs
The Diplomatic Mission
Protocol and Procedure
Diplomatic Privileges and Immunities
Consular Officers and Consular Posts
The United Nations
International Organisations and Agreements outside the United Nations
International Law and Practice
Conferences
The Diplomat and the Media
Appendices
Entertaining
International Abbreviations
Islamic Festivals
The Environment
Glossary of Diplomatic, Consular, Legal and Economic Terms
Nuclear Non-Proliferation
Index