Attache

Description (Specifications)

An attaché is normally an official, who serves either as a diplomat or as a member of the embassy/consulate support staff, under the authority of an ambassador or other head of a diplomatic mission, mostly in intergovernmental organizations or international non-governmental organisations or agencies. Attachés monitor various issues related to their area of specialty (see examples below) that may require some action. To this end, attachés may undertake the planning for events to be attended, decisions which will be taken, managing arrangements and agendas, conducting research, and acting as a representative of the interests of their state when necessary, to the types of organizations mentioned above, and also to national academies and to industry.

An attaché would normally, as part of the mission staff, be afforded Diplomatic Immunity.

Sometimes an attaché has special responsibilities or expertise. Examples include a cultural attaché, customs attaché, police attaché, labour attaché, legal attaché, military attaché, press attaché, agricultural attaché, commercial attaché, naval attaché and science attaché.

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