The real duties of an ambassador are to enter into or follow negotiations between his own government and that of the country to which he is accredited.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
One of the roles of a U.S. ambassador - anywhere in the world - is to promote bilateral trade and investment.
Throughout history, ambassadors have always been symbolic incarnations of the sovereignty of their nations and the dignity of their leaders.
Performing abroad is ambassadorial.
A diplomat is a person who can tell you to go to hell in such a way that you actually look forward to the trip.
I'm always trying to be a good ambassador for my country.
Every single administration in American political history has put cronies and pals and donors into political positions. But normally those people become the ambassador to Liechtenstein or the deputy undersecretary of commerce.
I would like to be the first ambassador to the United States from the United States.
I do believe that in order to be a successful negotiator that as a diplomat, you have to be able to put yourself into the other person's shoes. Unless you can understand what is motivating them, you are never going to be able to figure out how to solve a particular problem.
My career was always about working with people, and understanding issues and problems and helping them to solve those issues and problems. How you deal with people - that's what diplomacy is all about. So while I'm not a career diplomat, many of the skills I had seemed to directly translate into the diplomatic arena.
An ambassador is not simply an agent; he is also a spectacle.