No - I'm not asking if anyone at State knows the specifics of SecState Clinton's policies...
I'm asking: Is anyone left who knows the dictionary definition of "diplomacy"???
Just in case, and as a public service:
Main Entry: di·plo·ma·cy... and since the definition includes the word "negotiations", here's more help for staffers at State:
1 : the art and practice of conducting negotiations between nations
2 : skill in handling affairs without arousing hostility
[Merriam-Webster's Online Dictionary]
Main Entry: ne·go·ti·a·tion... and it looks like one more helpful hint is needed:
: the action or process of negotiating or being negotiated
Main Entry: ne·go·ti·ate
Inflected Form(s): ne·go·ti·at·ed; ne·go·ti·at·ing
intransitive verb
: to confer with another so as to arrive at the settlement of some matter
transitive verb
1 a: to deal with (some matter or affair that requires ability for its successful handling) : manage b: to arrange for or bring about through conference, discussion, and compromise
Main Entry: com·pro·miseThat bit about "mutual concessions" is likely to confuse more than a few folks at State, but I'll trust 'em to look it up themselves.
1 a: settlement of differences by arbitration or by consent reached by mutual concessions
The stated goal of compromise, "settlement of differences", may take more than a visit to a dictionary. Perhaps a series of short-courses is in order.
I'd be happy to draft the curriculum.
Have a nice day.
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