Famous Diplomats - List of Famous Diplomats - page 3

A person, who serves as a representative or an ambassador on behalf of the government of a particular country, may be referred to as a diplomat. A diplomat plays a crucial and significant role in maintaining healthy relations with other countries and their respective governments. Thus, a diplomat is a specifically skilled and trained person who has the skills and uses tact in dealing with sensitive and important matters that affects the political concerns of the world. Appointed by the government, a diplomat may be required to conduct and diplomatic talks with other countries and even many of the established international organizations. A diplomat is responsible for maintain peaceful and friendly relations with other countries, he may be required to represent the interests of his nation and promote his nation in a positive light to the world. They work in collaboration with the foreign ministers of a nation and play a role in the foreign policy formulation. A diplomat is thus one of the most significant representatives of a country and advocate and negotiate foreign policy related issues. Dig out more about some of most famous diplomats around the world, with their biographies that include trivia, interesting facts, timeline and life history.

The Most Famous Diplomats

NameBirthdayNationalityBio
Gertrude BellJuly 14, 1868BritishGertrude Bell was an English writer and diplomat, who was highly influential in helping the British Empire exert its dominance in the Middle East
Sidney PoitierFebruary 20, 1927AmericanSidney Poitier is an actor, director and diplomat who was the first black person to win an Academy Award for Best Actor
Niccolò MachiavelliMay 3, 1469ItalianNiccolo Machiavelli was an Italian politician, historian and philosopher who is widely known as a founder of modern political science.
Madeleine AlbrightMay 15, 1937AmericanMadeleine Albright is an American politician and a former United States Secretary of State and Ambassador to the United Nations
Nizar QabbaniMarch 21, 1923SyrianNizar Qabbani was a poet, and is one among the most honoured men in the Arab Literary world
Henry KissingerMay 27, 1923AmericanHenry Kissinger is a former American Secretary of State who played a key role in ending the Vietnam War
Allen DullesApril 7, 1893AmericanAllan Dulles was an America lawyer and diplomat who later became the head of Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)
Stephen LewisNovember 11, 1937CanadianStephen Lewis is a Canadian politician, broadcaster, diplomat and professor
U ThantJanuary 22, 1909BurmeseU Thant was a Burmese diplomat who served as the Secretary-General of the United Nations
K. R. NarayananOctober 27, 1920IndianK.R
Abba Eban

Abba Eban

Abba Eban was an Israeli politician, and diplomat

IsraeliFebruary 2, 1915149 views

Mainza Chona

Mainza Chona was a Zambian politician and diplomat who served as the Vice President of Zambia, and was also the Prime Minister of Zambia twice

ZambianJanuary 21, 1930214 views

Nizar Qabbani

Nizar Qabbani was a poet, and is one among the most honoured men in the Arab Literary world

SyrianMarch 21, 1923355 views

Surin Pitsuwan

Surin Pitsuwan is a Thai politician and diplomat

ThaiOctober 28, 1949124 views

Milan Rastislav Štefánik

Milan Rastislav Stefanik was a Slovak philosopher, astronomer, diplomat, and politician

SlovakJuly 21, 1880170 views

Alfredo Pareja Diezcanseco

Alfredo Pareja Diezcanseco was an Ecuadorian writer, best known for his work as a novelist, essayist and journalist

EcuadorianOctober 12, 1908117 views

Mariela Griffor

Mariela Griffor is a Chilean poet, publisher and diplomat

ChileanSeptember 29, 1961225 views

Zoran Jolevski

Zoran Jolevski is the current Minister of Defense for the Republic of Macedonia and a former diplomat

MacedonianJuly 16, 195979 views

V. K. Krishna Menon

Statesman and diplomat V.K

IndianMay 3, 1896184 views

Kofi Annan

Kofi Annan was the seventh secretary general of the United Nations

GhanaianApril 8, 1938156 views