THE NIGERIAN DIPLOMATIC PRACTICE: A GUIDE
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The Nigerian Diplomatic Practice: A Guide is a short recount of the author’s impression of the diplomatic norms practiced in the Nigerian Foreign Service during his experience spanning over twenty years.
In seventy pages, the short book covers the structure and operations of the foreign ministry and the foreign missions which are presented as veritable extensions of the mechanism for the formulation and implementation of Nigeria’s foreign policy.
Other issues include staff relationships in the foreign missions, hospitality and entertainment, diplomatic correspondence, and temporary or permanent closure of diplomatic missions, among others, which are important aspects of diplomatic practice.
About the Author
Dr. Udo Moses Williams is a Nigerian with a BA sociology from Paine College, Augusta, and an MA and PhD in political science from the Ohio State University, Columbus. His work experience commenced in 1978 as lecturer of political science at the University of Calabar, Nigeria. He joined the Nigerian Foreign Service in 1981 and has served in various capacities, including as liaison officer for the United Nations Disarmament Program for Africa, as director of the European Affairs Division, and in numerous foreign postings, including as ambassador-extraordinary and plenipotentiary of the Federal Republic of Nigeria to the Republic of Congo. He is an experienced diplomat with a strong background in international relations, comparative politics, foreign policy, management, and administrative concepts. He has also written two books: The Nigerian Diplomatic Practice: A Guide (2004) and The Nigerian Diplomatic Practice: A Revision (2005).