Special attachés and practical work --- It is true that we need diplomat practitioners to be representatives of the multiple realities of their country. This type of diplomats can understand better the interests of the domestic audience and represent them accordingly. Specialized expertise might be of extreme helpfulness when dealing a detailed topic that a general diplomat who has been rotating around different areas might not know properly. So, special attachés that come from the background they represent and are willing to coordinate with the rest of the embassy´s staff can achieve deeper projects for a nation´s foreign policy.

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