DO YOU KNOW THESE DIPLOMATIC TERMS?

International diplomacy affects so many aspects of our lives — from shopping for groceries to traveling abroad.

To build relationships among countries, U.S. diplomats attend countless meetings and use precise vocabularies, including a few terms adopted from other languages. If you visit the U.S. State Department or work as a diplomat someday, you might hear unfamiliar terms. Could you follow the conversation?

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Take our short quiz to find out how well you know the terms of diplomacy.


Writer: David Reynolds
Graphic Designer: Buck Insley
Copy editor: Kathleen Hendrix
Digital storyteller: Pierce McManus


July 2025

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