Can missions be primarily based on economic diplomacy? --- Dear David, do you think a Diplomatic Mission´s plan can be organized after setting economic diplomacy as the core of it? I am asking this question because there can be certain Missions that their nature force them to mainly perform economic activities. Currently I am posted in southeast China, this zone contributes the most to the economy and trade of China. So, the Consulate needs to focus more on commercial issues rather than cultural or consular ones. However, we often end up doing all kind of activities and the priorities are set depending on the period of time or instructions from our headquarters.

Source author: Ricardo Daniel Delgado Muñoz rdelgado@sre.gob.mx