Protocol (diplomacy)
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In international politics, protocol is the etiquette of diplomacy and affairs of state.
A protocol is a rule which guides how an activity should be performed, especially in the field of diplomacy. In the diplomatic and government fields of endeavor protocols 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.
[edit] Examples of breaches in protocol
- Vive le Québec libre speech—1967 Montreal, where the French President Charles de Gaulle spoke of his support for the separation of the Canadian province of Quebec, before a crowd of thousands, during a live broadcast.
