A Retired Diplomat on Diplomatic Language
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A Retired Diplomat on Diplomatic Language
Interviewer: When did nuanced modality become essential in your diplomatic career? Rita: One learns quickly that you ought not to promise what institutions cannot deliver. Interviewer: Did you ever dare challenge a senior minister in open session?
Rita: I dare say I did, though rarely; context determines whether courage looks like insolence. Interviewer: How did you handle indignation from counterparts? Rita: How dare you is a phrase one hears; the reply ought to restore dignity without escalation.
Rita ought not to have dismissed the warning signs that appeared during a foreign affairs oral history project. You needn't worry about minor formatting errors; Rita said the substance would matter more. When tempers rose, the chair reminded everyone that precision mattered more than rhetorical victory.
Rita felt they ought to document the objection before the next session on a foreign affairs oral history project.
