Being a Diplomat. Advantages and Disadvantages

A diplomat is a person appointed by a state to conduct diplomacy with another state or international organisation. The main functions of diplomats revolve around the representation and protection of the interests and nationals of the sending state, as well as the promotion of information and friendly relations. Diplomats are the oldest form of any of the foreign policy institutions of the state, predating by centuries foreign ministers and ministerial offices. This speciality looks very difficult, but being a diplomat has both – advantages and disadvantages, but, mostly, the choice of becoming one of them depends of man itself.

On one hand, being a diplomat has many advantages. First of all, diplomats has lots of opportunities to travel, to see the world, exotic places, also, possibility to live in many different countries. Secondly, diplomats have to be communicative and it is very useful and interesting to meet lots of people, not only during holidays, but at work, as well. Thirdly, one of most important privileges is opportunity to influence the image of the country he is representing. Fourth of all, they can find lots of friends from all over the world and know their cultures and traditions, which is very interesting. Lastly, sometimes the diplomatic integrity is also very important, so diplomats can express their ideas more freely.

On the other hand, there are some disadvantages, as well. Firstly, diplomats have to travel a lot, and it is not always very good thing, because nobody cares if you have to fly somewhere on your child’s birthday. Also, when you are a diplomat, you have to move from one country to another often, and you have to leave all your friends and start a completely new life somewhere else. Secondly, diplomats have to associate with many criminals, who do not want to get caught, especially in foreign country. Lastly, it is a huge responsibility to represent your country and one your mistake can cause lots of problems.

So, being a diplomat is very serious responsibility, but also it is very good opportunity to communicate, to travel and to meet lots of people. It is very important to show a good example and not to corrupt the image of your country. But in the end, I would like to notice, that it is not important how many advantages or  disadvantages there are, the only thing that matters is the person’s, who wish to be a diplomat, attitude towards this speciality.