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A diplomat is a person appointed by a state, intergovernmental, or nongovernmental institution to conduct diplomacy with one or more other states or international organizations.
Portrait of Talleyrand by François Gérard, 1808. French statesman and Emperor Napoleon's chief diplomat Charles Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord (1754–1838) is widely considered one of the most skilled diplomats of all time.
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Charles-Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord, 1st Prince of Benevento, then Prince of Talleyrand, was a French secularized clergyman, statesman, and leading diplomat. After studying theology, he became Agen
Diplomat
…Portrait of Talleyrand by François Gérard, 1808. French statesman and Emperor Napoleon's chief diplomat Charles Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord (1754–1838) is widely considered one of the most skilled diplomats of all time. A diplomat (from Ancient Greek: δίπλωμα, romanized: diploma) is a person…
Portrait by Pierre-Paul Prud'hon (1817)
The oath of La Fayette at the Fête de la Fédération, 14 July 1790. Talleyrand, then Bishop of Autun, can be seen at the extreme right. French School, 18th century. Musée Carnavalet.
Detail of a caricature of Napoleon I's coronation, depicting Talleyrand (left) and his wife Catherine (right) by James Gillray (1805)
Portrait of Talleyrand as Grand Chamberlain of France by Pierre-Paul Prud'hon, 1807