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A chargé d'affaires ad interim is a diplomat who temporarily heads a diplomatic mission in the absence of an ambassador. The body of diplomats accredited to a country form the diplomatic corps. Ambassadors have precedence over chargés, and precedence within each rank is determined by the date on which diplomatic credentials were presented. [4]
A chargé d'affaires (French pronunciation: [ʃaʁʒe dafɛʁ] ⓘ), plural chargés d'affaires, often shortened to chargé (French) and sometimes in colloquial English to charge-D, is a diplomat who serves as an embassy's chief of mission in the absence of the ambassador.
In diplomatic usage, head of mission (HOM) or chief of mission (COM) from the French "chef de mission diplomatique" (CMD) is the head of a diplomatic representation, such as an ambassador, high commissioner, nuncio, chargé d'affaires, permanent representative, and sometimes to a consul-general. [1]
DCMs serve as chargé d'affaires (that is, as acting chief of mission) when the titular head of mission is outside the host country or when the post is vacant. A DCM typically serves as a key advisor to the chiefs of mission as well as a chief of staff , and is responsible for the day-to-day management of the post.
Chargée d’affaires a.i. January 20, 2017 May 24, 2018 Trevor Traina – Political appointee Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary March 28, 2018 May 24, 2018 January 20, 2021 Robin Dunnigan – Career FSO [23] Chargé d’affaires a.i. January 20, 2021 July 12, 2021 Mario Mesquita – Career FSO [24] Chargé d’affaires a.i. July 12 ...
Chargé d'Affaires June 1988 January 1991 Annette T. Veler: Chargé d'Affaires July 1991 July 1993 George H. W. Bush: Ollie P. Anderson, Jr. Chargé d'Affaires September 1993 September 1994 Bill Clinton: Dennis F. Carter: Chargé d'Affaires December 1994 March 1995 Jeanette W. Hyde [4] Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary April 4, 1995
An attaché is normally an official, who serves either as a diplomat or as a member of the support staff, under the authority of an ambassador or other head of a diplomatic mission, mostly in intergovernmental organizations or international non-governmental organisations or agencies. Attachés monitor various issues related to their area of ...
In popular parlance, an envoy can mean a diplomat of any rank. Moreover, the rank of envoy should not be confused with the position of Special Envoy, which is a relatively modern invention, appointed for a specific purpose rather than for bilateral diplomacy, and may be held by a person of any diplomatic rank or none (though usually held by an ambassador).