We got a call from Sarah in Dresden, Germany, who’s applying to work for the State Department as foreign service officer. She was curious about an article that contained the term pinstriped cookie-pusher. According to William Safire’s Political...
supertanker n.— «Starwood, which prides itself on expertise in the “supertanker market,” is marketing the Diplomat heavily to convention and meeting planners, state and national associations, major corporate incentives. “This hotel has enough...
vacation diplomacy n. the use of a non-state trip by a politician or diplomat to show friendliness with the nation being visited. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)