Summary: The Importance Of Diplomacy

INTRODUCTION

Diplomacy is perceived as a foreign policy tool of a state in other words the two cannot be separated, they are interdependent in a way. The practice of diplomacy changes according to the changes of foreign policies and in the ideologies of foreign relations (Van Dinh, 1987), he continues to say that diplomacy can never be static or independent of change. Diplomacy is a way of building relations with other countries through actors called diplomats and in doing so they expand the form of contact be it , ideas, people and products from other countries thus internationalizing people and states which in other words is globalization.

In light of the above mentioned the primary significance of this paper is to discuss diplomacy as an

On the other hand diplomacy as according to a different author (Berridge, 2005) is a political activity that enables actors to pursue their objectives and defend their interests through negotiations, with no use of force, propaganda or law, it can also be a driving force to power.

Diplomacy in simple terms can be defined as a representation of culture, education, religion and administrative systems (Goldstein & Perehouse, 2012). It is a process, as mentioned above and we have what can be referred to as agents of diplomacy who are known as diplomats. A diplomat is known as a representative of government who conducts relations with another government in the interest of his own country (Van Dinh, 1987).

A diplomat is more like a go-between who negotiate with other government officials either from other countries on behalf of his country. Van Dinah continues to state that diplomacy is done to reach an agreement within a framework of policy. One more thing of note about diplomacy is that diplomatic relations remain uninterrupted when there is change of government. An example in support of the above statement is that the US maintained full relations with the Jacobin revolutionary of France during the reign of

Every state aims to make relations with other states in order to protect or promote their national security, trade, to promote peace and democracy in the interest of their states. Tools of foreign policy include giving foreign aid (that is giving money to other states in need) for example when Haiti experienced and earthquake during 2010 nations provided foreign aid especially the US and Canada by sending amongst other things troops, planes and ships to help Haiti back on its feet. Another tool of foreign policy is to create treaties and international trade (that is the issue of trade sanctions) and use of military force. Foreign policy is all about action taken by the state during or through interactions with other states to achieve certain goals and objectives in their own