Diplomacy and Diplomatic Protocol

Today’s session at Window on America center Dnipropetrovsk was dedicated to the topic “Diplomacy and Diplomatic Protocol”.
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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Diplomatic Protocol in the USA

Within the framework of the «Discover USA» project the center was visited by a group of students from the Dnipropetrovsk faculty of the Kiev National University for Culture and Arts.
The students major in Document Science Management. They listened to the information about the Diplomatic Protocol in the USA.
The students watched a lot of interesting videos about the ceremonies during the state and official visits to the USA and other countries, the backstage preparations for the state dinners at the White House, watched the interviews of various diplomatic staff (ambassadors, military attaches, etc.). The students were informed about the tradition to make  diplomatic  gifts .
The USA Diplomatic Protocol web site was introduced to the students.
The resources of other library departments were introduced to the students.
The number of participants – 14 persons.
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