Indeed!!! --- Official representatives are mainly economic diplomacy facilitators and promoters due to their training in diplomatic talks, conduct and relations while other expert stakeholders play a key role in the implementation of such economic engagements on the ground. In some instances however, official representatives play both roles. This happens with some diplomatic Missions deploying and incorporating say for example a trade expert from the Ministry of trade into the MFA in order for them to represent the country both as foreign service official and a trade negotiator in the WTO.

Source author: Malefetsane Dominic Mosala mosalalaw@gmail.com