# Civilians acting as diplomats in history?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/civilians-acting-as-diplomats-in-history/816018>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [June 13, 2018, 12:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/civilians-acting-as-diplomats-in-history/816018 "2018-06-13T12:47:45Z")\
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**Author:** ![Nawth\_Chucka](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/c57346/32.png) [@Nawth\_Chucka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nawth_Chucka)\
**Post date:** [June 26, 2018, 2:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/civilians-acting-as-diplomats-in-history/816018/21 "2018-06-26T02:45:18Z")

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> [@Tom\_Tildrum](#):
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> John Kerry met with the Palestinian Authority earlier this year and reportedly offered foreign policy advice.

The former Secretary of State, that John Kerry? That’s basically being a volunteer at your old job.

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