Thu, 31 Aug 2017 10:24:49 +0000 READERS may have noticed that beginning end of last June, I have devoted the last Thursday of the month to a section called “Titbits from My Diplomatic Bag” as part of this column in which I describe some of the activities I was personally involved in while serving as Press Secretary at the Zambia High Commission in South Africa. This will continue for several months to come. Because of the nature of their work, diplomatic missions are rarely appreciated. You only get to realize how important they are when you are in a foreign country and get entangled in some problem. But for as long as you are safe and secure, an embassy means nothing to you; you pretend as if it doesn’t exist. The truth of the matter, however, is that a diplomatic mission is very important both in good times and in bad times. Your country’s diplomatic […]
