G. R. Berridge is Emeritus Professor of International Politics at the University of Leicester, UK, sometime Occasional Teacher at the London School of Economics & Political Science, and a Senior Fellow of DiploFoundation. He was Associate Editor for diplomatists of the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography.

1. The Foreign Ministry.- 2. Prenegotiations.- 3. 'Around-the-Table' Negotiations.- 4. Diplomatic

Momentum.- 5. Packaging Agreements.- 6. Following Up.- 7. Embassies.- 8. Telecommunications.- 9. Consulates.- 10. Secret Intelligence.- 11. Conferences.- 12. Summits.- 13. Public Diplomacy.- 14. Embassy Substitutes.- 15. Special Missions.- 16. Mediation.