Diplomat or Attaché: Which was the better job?
How to become a Diplomat
To become a diplomat, one must possess the art of diplomacy. They have to handle know how to negotiate, be well tempered and genteel. In order to become a diplomat Mr. Pitt Crawley must have had to earn and been awarded the position. In addition, he had to possess an art for politics and Etiquette. While in college Crawley mastered these diplomatic skills. He became the Private Secretary to Lord Binkie. He also became the Attaché to the Legation at Pumpernickel. However, after ten years into this position he “gave up the diplomatic career and began to turn country gentleman” (Vanity Fair). Crawley prided himself on having manners. Thackeray even mentioned in Vanity
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Diplomats were also called statesman. Diplomats were the eyes/ears/and mouth to the outside. They were the ambassadors, the dignitaries who work with the others to maintain civility and peace. They were usually members of the aristocracy (nobility). There were two types of diplomats: public and private. Private diplomats were accountants and investigators that complied information. Marcus Garvey described diplomacy as “the artful deception of opponents.” While in Parliament a Victorian would have had to deceive his opponents in order to win. The diplomats resolved conflict, restored peace, and respect. The Victorian Age was seen as a time of moral standards that were applied hypocritically. Diplomacy was described as artful deception, but the Victorians were supposed to have moral characters. It was easy to notice that the Victorian’s idea of morality was to give a superficial appearance of dignity and restraint. Today diplomats are referred to as Foreign Service …show more content…
The word attaché comes from the French word “attacher.” The attaché was like a secretary in that they both gathered information for their legation (a legation was an embassy). The job was usually appointed to a former Private Secretary of a Lord. One can either be a cultural attaché or military attaché. An attaché was also a specialist and they knew everything about what they were an attaché for; whether it be a culture or a person. In Crawley’s case he would have known everything there was to know about Lord Binkie and Pumpernickel. An attaché was usually assigned to the official staff of an ambassador, consul general, or minister. Crawley was an attaché, but he eventually gave up this job to become a good country gentleman. However, those in parliament were considered to be gentlemen. Crawley was already a gentleman in the eyes of the people. He was assigned to a diplomatic post, but gave up the chance to become a diplomat himself. Diplomats and attachés were both foreign officers, but a diplomat was the higher position.
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Finn, Helena Kane. “A Career in Diplomacy.” United Nations Speech. St. John's University, April 25, 2003.
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Many new changes came to Victorian England as a result of the age of industrialization. Where there were once small country parishes, manufacturing towns were springing up. One change resulting from industrialization was the shortage of clergy to fill the new parishes in these towns. These new parishes reflect the demographic changes of the English countryside. Rural villages grew into booming towns. Where a single parish was once sufficient, there was now a need for multiple parishes. The Church of England went about meeting these demands for new clergy in two major ways, actively recruiting men to the clergy and restructuring theological facilities and changing the requirements for ordination. These factors show us some of the upheaval and reconstruction that was going on in the Anglican Church in Victorian England. This was a direct result of the need to train a large number of clergy in a relatively short period of time.
He thinks and talks highly of people higher than himself, such as, Lady Catherine DeBourgh. An example of this is when they were invited to dine with Lady Catherine DeBourgh and Mr. Collins then tells Elizabeth. & nbsp; Do not make yourself uneasy, my dear cousin, about your apparel. Lady Catherine is far from requiring that elegance of dress in us which becomes herself and daughter. I would advise you merely to put on whatever / of your clothes is superior to the rest /.she likes to have the distinction of rank preserved" (137 Austen). & nbsp
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Chesterfield, Lord. Lord Chesterfield's Letters: Complete, Unabridged, and Uncensored. Oxford: Oxford University Press, USA, 2008. Print.
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