Diplomatic correspondence
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Diplomatic correspondence is correspondence between one state and another and is usually of a formal character. It follows several widely observed customs and styles in composition, substance, present
An 1862 letter of condolence from Abraham Lincoln to Queen Victoria on the occasion of the death of Prince Albert shows the republican salutation "Great and Good Friend".
Estonian ambassador to Australia Andres Unga presents his letter of credence to Governor-General Quentin Bryce in 2013.
Caroline Kennedy, the United States ambassador to Japan, departs Tokyo Imperial Palace after presenting her credentials to Akihito in 2013.
Formal correspondence originating from the U.S. State Department is sealed with the Great Seal of the United States, which is embossed on a paper wafer using this 1903 letterpress.
Color book
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In diplomatic history, a color book is an officially sanctioned collection of diplomatic correspondence and other documents published by a government for educational or political reasons, or to promot
Diplomatic correspondence
…matter represents an inappropriate intercession into the receiving state's internal affairs. Diplomatic correspondence has been published in the form of color books, such as the British Blue Books which go back to the seventeenth century, the German White Book and many others from World War I, partly for domestic…
French WW I poster by Maurice Neumont, c. 1918
Edmund von Mach in 1915