Posted on May 14th, 2021
Sarath Wijeisnghe President’s Counsel, former Ambassador to UAE and Israel and President Ambassador’s Forum
Foreign Policy
(Henry Kissinger – America has no permanent friends or enemies- Only
interests)
Foreign policy is the set of rules or practices followed by a nation as
a member of the global forum linked by the UN today as guidelines to the
international organizations and the member states. This is the simplest
definition in addition to detailed academic definitions. Set of rules could be
written, direct, and indirect or in the form of speeches or declarations of the
head of the state generally the formulator of the policy implemented by the Foreign
news
Geneva Issue – the Way Forward Daily News (via HT Media Ltd.)
Power revolves around in a nation’s foreign policy and how you conduct it with the rest of the world. Nations have given top priority to economic diplomacy and foreign relations and policy is based on your economies and political conduct and how you conduct and manage your economics. They need to verify your balance sheet and any economic benefits one could derive from you. The era is gone when the goodwill is maintained by sipping a glass of wine and socialising with the diplomats. Ambassadors are given result oriented targets to initiate and perform. Ambassadors are front liners representing their country, interests and image giving priority to economics and business based on the concepts of economic diplomacy for which they are adequately paid with all the relevant perks generated by the taxpayers’ money. An Ambassador should be a patient listener, educated, well versed in the country with