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where its name appears first. This procedure is not normally followed in the signature of multilateral acts, because it is now customary to sign only one original of such documents.

The other plenipotentiaries then sign in the order previously agreed upon. This manner of presentation must be exactly respected in the instruments of ratification, in the official reports of the exchange of instruments of ratification and at the time of the official publication of the texts. It should be noted that, according to the language employed for the drafting of a convention, the alphabetic order of the states can vary appreciably.

Exercise 20. Match these terms with their definitions.

1) Protocol 2) Credentials 3) Visa 4) Alternat 5) Diplomatic Note 6) Agrément

a)In international politics, it is the etiquette of diplomacy and affairs of state. It guides how an activity should be performed, especially in the field of diplomacy. In diplomatic services and governmental fields of endeavor they are often unwritten guidelines. Protocols specify the proper and generally-accepted behavior in matters of state and diplomacy, such as showing appropriate respect to a head of state, ranking diplomats in chronological order of their accreditation at court, and so on.

b)When an agreement is signed between two states, or among several states, each signatory keeps an official copy for itself. This principle provides that a state’s own name will be listed ahead of the other signatory, or signatories, in its own official copy. It is a practice devised centuries ago to handle sensitivities over precedence.

c)The name for letters given to an ambassador by his chief of state, and addressed to the chief of state of his host country. They are delivered to the latter by ambassadors in a formal ceremony, which generally takes place shortly after his arrival at a new post. Until this ceremony has taken place he is not formally recognized by the host country, and he cannot officially act as an ambassador.

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d)Diplomatic courtesy requires that before a state appoints a new chief of diplomatic mission to represent it in another state, it must be first ascertained whether the proposed appointee is acceptable to the receiving state. The acquiescence of the receiving state is signified by its granting its agreement to the appointment.

e)Written authority to enter a country for either temporary or permanent residence, depending on its wording.

f)A formal written means of communication among embassies.

Exercise 21. Study different ways of translating the

Russian word политика. policy

1) линия поведения, установка, курс, стратегия, политика

Syn: course , custom , method , practice , strategy.

2) полис, страховой полис

to cancel a policy – аннулировать страховой полис;

to issue/write up a policy – выдавать/выписывать страховой полис;

to reinstate a policy – восстанавливать страховой полис; to take out a policy – получать страховой полис. politics

1) политика (методы ведения политики; искусство управлять; политическая жизнь)

local politics – местная политическая жизнь; national politics – национальная политика; power politics – политика с позиции силы.

2)политическая деятельность.

3)политические убеждения.

4)стиль поведения, принципы поведения, отношения

вопределенной сфере (office politics – служебные отношения).

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Exercise 22. Match the words and their translation.

3.to adhere to, follow, pur- c) вырабатывать политику sue a policy

4.to carry out, implement a d) проводить политику policy

14.long-range, long-term n) следовать политике policy

15.short-range, short-term o) внутренняя политика policy

Exercise 23. Translate into English.

1.военная политика 6. твердая, жесткая политика

2.денежная политика 7. здравая, мудрая политика

3.официальная политика 8. политика открытых дверей

4.национальная политика 9. прозападный политический

5.жесткий политический курс

курс, твердая политика

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Exercise 24. Translate into Russian.

Exercise 25. Translate the following examples.

1.Without education, there can be no politics. (Arthur Miller)

2.Practical politics consists in ignoring facts. (Henry Adams)

3.The war inevitably set its marks … upon our minds, our industries, our commerce, our politics and our social action. (W.Wilson)

4.Indeed, it was at Westminster that I received a very large part of my education in politics, dialectic, rhetoric, and one or two other things. (“Iron Curtain” Speech,

W.S.Churchill)

5.In a May 23, 1964, speech, Johnson publicly launched the bridge-building policy that was designed to improve relations with the Communist Bloc states.

6.You came into our consciousness for many Americans in 1947 when you were the author of the so-called containment policy with regard to the Soviet Union.

7.When Cold War politicians discuss the nuclear deterrent policy, they always mention North Korea.

8.Special educational programmes have been executed in the framework of socialization policy.

9.Mayor Giuliani’s zero-tolerance policy has brought New York City's crime rate down.

10.It was a policy of retribution.

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OVER TO YOU

Chose one of the quotations below. What do you think of the idea expressed in it? What do you know about the people who said these words you liked? Write a small essay to cover the topic.

1)“Thus the policy and the will of one country are subjected to the policy and will of another”. George Washington (1789-1797).

2)“Businessmen are entitled therefore to a clear statement of the policy of the Government on the subject”. Harry S. Truman (1945-1953).

3)“Questions of economic and trade policy can always be negotiated”. John F. Kennedy (1961-1963).

Exercise 26. Give a written translation of the passage below.

Exceptions to the Vienna Convention

A number of countries limit the diplomatic immunity of persons who are citizens of the receiving country. As nations keep faith to their treaties with differing zeal, other rules may also apply, though in most cases this summary is a reasonably accurate approximation. It is important to note that the Convention does not cover the personnel of international organizations, whose privileges are decided upon on a case-by- case basis, usually in the treaties founding such organizations. The United Nations system (including its agencies, which comprise the most recognizable international bodies such as the World Bank and many others) has a relatively standardized form of limited immunities for staff traveling on U.N. laissez-passer; diplomatic immunity is often granted to the highest-ranking officials of these agencies. Consular officials (that do not have concurrent diplomatic accreditation) formally have a more limited form of immunity, generally limited to their official duties. Diplomatic technical and administrative staff also has more limited immunity under the Vienna Convention; for this reason, some countries may accredit technical and administrative staff as attachés.