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Commercial Diplomacy

Commercial diplomacy is an activity conducted by state representatives with diplomatic status in view of business promotion between a home and a host country. It aims at encouraging business development through a series of business promotion and facilitation activities. The spectrum of actors ranges from (i) the high-policy level (head of state, prime minister, minister or a member of parliament) to (ii) ambassador and the lower level of specialized diplomatic envoy.

Michel Kostecki & Olivier Naray, ‘Commercial Diplomacy and International Business’, Clingendael Discussion Paper in Diplomacy (The Hague, Clingendael Institute, 2007)  available at: http://www.clingendael.nl/publications/2007/20070400_cdsp_diplomacy_kostecki_naray.pdf