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Diplomatic illness

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Diplomatic illness is the practice amongst diplomats and government ministers of feigning illness, or another debilitating condition, to avoid engaging in diplomatic or social engagements.[1] The excuse of ill-health is designed to avoid formally offending the host or other parties.[2][3] The term also refers to the period during which the "diplomatic illness" is claimed to persist.

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  1. ^ G. Berridge; L. Lloyd (25 January 2012). The Palgrave Macmillan Dictionary of Diplomacy. Palgrave Macmillan UK. p. 79. ISBN 978-1-137-01761-1.
  2. ^ Definition in The Legal Dictionary
  3. ^ Glossary of Diplomatic Terms. eDiplomat. Retrieved on 2006-08-14.
  4. ^ Don M. Coerver; Linda Biesele Hall (1999). Tangled Destinies: Latin America and the United States. UNM Press. p. 75. ISBN 978-0-8263-2117-6.
  5. ^ Slovak studies. Slovak Institute. 1981. p. 207.
  6. ^ ADRIAN BROWN. "Bosnian Serb forces withdraw heavy artillery from Sarajevo." The Irish Times. September 20, 1995.
  7. ^ a b c R. W. Holder (25 September 2008). Dictionary of Euphemisms. OUP Oxford. p. 152. ISBN 978-0-19-923517-9.
  8. ^ MITCHELL LANDSBERG. "Yeltsin regains voice, resumes work at suburban residence." AP Online. Press Association, Inc. March 18, 1998.
  9. ^ a b Goble, Paul (November 9, 1999). "Russia: Analysis From Washington -- A Diplomatic Illness?". Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty.
  10. ^ Kolosowska, Krysia (January 5, 2007). "A diplomatic illness?". Polskie Radio. Retrieved 2007-04-25.