Attaché
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In diplomacy, an attaché (French pronunciation: [ataʃe]) is a person who is assigned ("to be attached") to the diplomatic or administrative staff of a higher placed person or another service or agency.[citation needed] Although a loanword from French, in English the word is not modified according to gender.[1][2]
An attaché is normally an official, who serves either as a
Sometimes an attaché has special responsibilities or expertise. Examples include a cultural attaché, customs attaché, police officer attaché, labor attaché, legal attaché, liaison officer attaché, military/defense attaché, press attaché, agricultural attaché, commercial attaché, maritime attaché and science attaché.
Military attaché
Typically, a military attaché serves on the diplomatic staff of an embassy or consulate while retaining a military commission.
Science attaché
A science attaché advises on issues pertaining to science and technology.[3]
Health attaché
A health attaché advises on global health issues and may serve multiple functions.[4][5] A "diplomat who collects, analyzes, and acts on information concerning health in a foreign country or countries and provides critical links between public health and foreign affairs stakeholders."[6] Earlier known more as Medical Attaché. Health attaches are the missing link for global diplomacy.[7]
Holy See
The title is also used in reference to diplomacy and in the hierarchical administration of the
See also
- Military attachés and observers in the Russo-Japanese War
- Military attachés and war correspondents in the First World War
- Press secretary
- Chargé d'affaires
- Attache case
Notes and references
- ^ "attaché". Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary. Retrieved 2016-03-24. "Attachée" is not listed, either as an alternate form under attaché or as a separate entry.
- ^ "attaché". Cambridge Dictionaries online. Retrieved 2016-03-24.
Definition of attaché from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press.
"Attachée" is not listed, either as an alternate form under attaché or as a separate entry. - ^ Linkov, Igor (2014-03-13). "Diplomacy for Science Two Generations Later". Science & Diplomacy. 3 (1).
- ^ Brown, Matthew. "Bridging Public Health and Foreign Affairs". Science & Diplomacy. 3 (3).
- ^ Affairs (OGA), Office of Global (2016-07-13). "Health Attachés". HHS.gov. Retrieved 2022-10-06.
- ^ "Bridging Public Health and Foreign Affairs". Science & Diplomacy. Retrieved 2022-10-06.
- ^ miqbal (2022-12-05). "Health attaches are the missing link in global diplomacy". Atlantic Council. Retrieved 2022-12-26.
Bibliography
- Craig, Gordon A. (1949) "Military diplomats in the Prussian and German service: the attachés, 1816-1914." Political Science Quarterly (1949): 65-94 online.
- Cullen, Glen T. (1999). "Preparing for battle: Learning Lessons in the US Army during World War I." Archived 2009-03-04 at the .
- ---. Office of the Chief of Staff, Second (military) Information Division. (1906). Reports of the Military Observers attached to the Armies in Manchuria during the Russo-Japanese War, Vol. I; (1907). Vol. II. Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office.
- Sisemore, James D. (2003). "The Russo-Japanese War, Lessons Not Learned." Archived 2009-03-04 at the Wayback Machine CGSC.
- ---. (1907). The Russo-Japanese War, Reports from British Officers Attached to the Japanese Forces in the Field, Vol. I; (1908). Vol. II. London: General Staff.