We have started the session with an educational slide show and a simple quiz about the basic objectives of the diplomatic protocol. In international politics, protocol is the etiquette of diplomacy and affairs of state. A protocol is a rule which guides how an activity should be performed, especially in the field of diplomacy.
The session was attended by our PCV friends who shared their experiences of dealing with diplomatic staff in Ukraine. Their story about the PCV swearing ceremony was quite interesting. The American friends told us about certain requirements they had to meet to be able to work as volunteers. The Ukrainian club members shared their own experiences about diplomatic procedures in countries they had had a chance to visit.
The club members learned with great interest the news about the forthcoming event - “The USA days in Dnipropetrovsk” in April 2012. The pending visits of the USA diplomatic staff, including the US Ambassador in Ukraine, might be a good illustration to the topic of today.To further enrich our knowledge about the diplomatic protocol we have watched the White House videos about the preparations for different state visits, made a virtual tour of the dinner premises decorated for a certain function, observed the arrival ceremony of a high foreign official to the White House.
The next set of videos was about most obvious protocol errors made by world known political persons.
To draw the line we have checked the understanding of the terms embassy, consulate, chancery, etc.
The phenomenon of the Embassy Row in Washington, DC, was presented to the club members. We tried to find the analogue in the Ukrainian capital.
The session was quite educational to all.
The number of participants – 28 persons.
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