HASdo we really need diplomats? Strange question, you will say, and yet we must ask ourselves it since France has decided to be the only major country to no longer have a diplomatic corps. From now on, the representatives of France abroad will be recruited within a single body of senior civil servants of which nothing will guarantee or require specialization.
A storm in a glass of water, you will answer, when you are told the emotion of the young diplomats, who thus see the framework of their career disappear to the point of going on strike. You will even be tempted to allude to an advertisement for “the ambassador’s chocolates”…. Yes, like many, you only see diplomats as privileged people who lead a life of luxury in dream positions while…