Diplomacy Collection (page 5)

Delegation of foreign officers, Paris Date: 1869

Turkey. Constantinople. Dinner for a European ambassador
Turkey. Constantinople (Today Istanbul). Dinner for a European ambassador at the Grand Vizier's court, in the imperial Council chamber, around year 1788

Topkapi Palace. Audience of a European ambassador, 1788
Turkey. Constantinople (Today Istanbul). Topkapi Palace. Audience Chamber. Audience of a European ambassador, 1788. Engraving by Lemaitre, Lalaisse and Chaillot

John Adams (1735-1826). 2nd president of the USA
John Adams (1735-1826). American politician. Leader of the American Revolution. Second president of the United States of America (1797-1801). Portrait. Engraving by Vernier. Panorama Universal

Luis de Requesens y Zuniga (1528-1576). Spanish military, poltician and diplomat. Governor of the Duchy of Milan (1572-1573) and the Netherlands (1573-1576). Portrait, detail. Illustration by Llanta

Agustin de Arguelles Alvarez (1776-1844). Spanish politician and diplomatic. Portrait of the tutor of Isabel II. Illustration by J. Cebrian. Lithography. Cronica General de Espana

Persia, Tehran. Palace of the British envoy. Engraving
Persia, Tehran. Palace of the British envoy. Interior courtyard. Engraving. Panorama Universal. History of Persia, 1851. Date: 2018

Governors of West African colonies
Five Governors of British West African colonies, gathered for a conference in Lagos, Nigeria. Sir Thomas Southorn (1879-1957), Sir Arnold Hodson (1881-1944), Sir Bernard H

Black Heart Ball in Simla
Members of the Khights of the Black Heart social fraternity bring characters from Alice in Wonderland to life at this fancy dress ball in Simla, India. Date: 1939

The Secretary of State for War in Paris
British Secretary of State for War Leslie Hore-Belisha (1893-1957) attending a banquet of the Franco-British Association in Paris

Portrait of Lady Islington
Anne Dundas, Lady Islington, was the wife of Sir John Poynder Dickson-Poynder, Governor-General of New Zealand from 1910 until 1912. Date: 1910

Ronald Reagan, Mikhail Gorbachev and others, Geneva
Ronald Reagan, Mikhail Gorbachev and others, signing a peace agreement at the conclusion of a summit in Geneva, Switzerland

Richard Nixon with Edward Heath
Richard Milhous Nixon (1913-1994), 37th President of the United States from 1969 to 1974 (he was also 36th Vice President from 1953 to 1961)

Sir Alec Douglas-Home, British Prime Minister
Sir Alec Douglas-Home (Sir Alexander Frederick Douglas-Home, Baron Home of the Hirsel, 1903-1995), Conservative politician and British Prime Minister from 1963 to 1964

Anwar Sadat, Egyptian President, on a visit to London
The Egyptian President, Mohammad Anwar el Sadat (1918-1981), on a visit to London. Date: August 1981

Churchill, Truman and Stalin at the Potsdam Conference
British Prime Minister Winston Churchill (1874-1965), American President Harrys Truman (1884-1972) and Soviet Prime Minister Joseph Stalin (1878-1953)

Michael Stewart, British Foreign Secretary
Robert Michael Maitland Stewart, Baron Stewart of Fulham (1906-1990), British Labour politician, Fabian Socialist and government minister

Margaret Thatcher and Francois Mitterand
Margaret Thatcher (1925-2013), Conservative British Prime Minister between 1979 and 1990, now Baroness Thatcher. Seen here with Francois Mitterand (1916-1996), President of the French Republic

Margaret Thatcher with President Sadat of Egypt
Margaret Thatcher (1925-2013), British Prime Minister, with the Egyptian President, Mohammad Anwar el Sadat (1918-1981). Date: August 1981

Caspar Weinberger, American Republican politician
Caspar Willard "Cap" Weinberger (1917-2006), American Republican politician and vice president. He served as US Secretary of Defense under Ronald Reagan from 1981 to 1987

Jawaharlal Nehru, 1st Prime Minister of India
Jawaharlal (Pandit) Nehru (1889-1964), 1st Prime Minister of India 1947-1964 and a leading figure in the Indian independence movement. Seen here sitting at a table in front of a microphone

Harold Macmillan on a state visit to Soviet Russia
Harold Macmillan (Maurice Harold Macmillan, 1st Earl of Stockton, 1894-1986), British Conservative politician, Prime Minister 1957-1963

Henry Kissinger, American politician and diplomat
Henry Alfred Kissinger (b 1923), German-born American political scientist, diplomat, 56th US Secretary of State 1973-1977. He received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1973 for his role in US foreign policy

Nikita Khrushchev and Harold Wilson shaking hands
Nikita Khrushchev (1894-1971), Russian Soviet leader, seen here shaking hands with Harold Wilson (James Harold Wilson, Baron Wilson of Rievaulx, 1916-1995)

Harold Macmillan during a visit to Soviet Russia
Harold Macmillan (Maurice Harold Macmillan, 1st Earl of Stockton, 1894-1986), British Conservative politician, Prime Minister 1957-1963

Mikhail Gorbachev with Margaret Thatcher
Mikhail Sergeyevich Gorbachev (b 1931), Soviet leader, General Secretary of the Communist Party (1985-1991), last head of state of the USSR (1988-1991)

Mao Zedong, Chinese Communist leader, with visitors
Chinese Communist leader, Mao Zedong (1893-1976), also known as Chairman Mao. Seen here sharing a meal with two visitors, and two Chinese interpreters seated behind. Date: circa 1960s

Mao Zedong meeting Che Guevara
Chinese Communist leader, Mao Zedong (1893-1976), also known as Chairman Mao. Seen here meeting and greeting Ernesto "Che" Guevara (1928-1967), the Argentinian Marxist revolutionary

Mao Tse Tung Chinese China Communism Communist
mao, tse, tung, chinese, china, communism, communist, leader, zedong, 1893, 1976, chairman, meeting, greeting, western, visitors, shaking, hands, smiling, diplomacy, 1960s, east, west, history

Dwight D Eisenhower and Nikita Khrushchev
The Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev ((1894-1971, right) with the American President Dwight D "Ike" Eisenhower (1890-1969, 34th US President 1953-1961), during a summit meeting in the USA

TURKISH AMBASSADOR 1721
Yirmisekiz Mehmed Celebi Efendi (c. 1670?1732), (Mehmed Efendi or Mehemet Effendi), special ambassador from the Sultan of Turkey to the court of Louis XV in France. Date: 1721

FRENCH HERALDS C15
Heralds in France at the time of the death of Charles VI (they give the bad news to the King's son). Date: circa 1500

Diplomatic visit between British Navy and a Chinese Provincial Governor. Date: 1887

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Portrait of Lorenzo de Medici, 1543 (oil on wood)
7146828 Portrait of Lorenzo de Medici, 1543 (oil on wood) by Vasari, Giorgio (1511-74); 90x72 cm; Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence, Tuscany

Sir Thomas Wyatt, English ambassador and poet. 1812 (engraving)
7234614 Sir Thomas Wyatt, English ambassador and poet.1812 (engraving) by Holbein the Younger, Hans (1497/8-1543) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sir Thomas Wyatt)

Charles Wingfield of Kimbolton Castle, , 1812 (engraving)
7234613 Charles Wingfield of Kimbolton Castle, , 1812 (engraving) by Holbein the Younger, Hans (1497/8-1543) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Wilhelm II in Palestina, 1898
7143597 Wilhelm II in Palestina, 1898 by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: History. germany. Emperor Wilhelm II in Palestina (Israel)

King Edward VII of United Kingdom at the Opera of Paris, 1903 (print)
7143393 King Edward VII of United Kingdom at the Opera of Paris, 1903 (print) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: History. France. French Third Republic)

Portrait of Ignacy Jan Paderewski, 1891, (bronze)
7130167 Portrait of Ignacy Jan Paderewski, 1891, (bronze) by Gilbert, Alfred (1854-1934); Victoria & Albert Museum, London, UK; (add.info.: Portrait of Ignacy Jan Paderewski, 1891, Alfred Gilbert)

President Woodrow Wilson addresses Congress
2603171 President Woodrow Wilson addresses Congress by Harris & Ewing (1905-45); (add.info.: World War 1 - President Woodrow Wilson addresses Congress in Washington DC 3rd February 1917 announcing)

Thomas Boleyn or James Butler, Earl of Ormond. 1812 (engraving)
7234581 Thomas Boleyn or James Butler, Earl of Ormond.1812 (engraving) by Holbein the Younger, Hans (1497/8-1543) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Thomas Boleyn, father of Anne Boleyn)

Sir Philip Hoby, English Ambassador to the Holy Roman Empire. 1812 (engraving)
7234568 Sir Philip Hoby, English Ambassador to the Holy Roman Empire.1812 (engraving) by Holbein the Younger, Hans (1497/8-1543) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sir Philip Hoby)

Satire on France's relations with Japan as tensions increased between the Japanese and France's
2796359 Satire on France's relations with Japan as tensions increased between the Japanese and France's... (colour litho) by Bac

U. S. President Franklin Roosevelt and King George V in Automobile Leaving Union Station for White House
5974469 U.S. President Franklin Roosevelt and King George V in Automobile Leaving Union Station for White House, Washington DC, USA, June 8

William FitzWilliam, 1st Earl of Southampton. 1812 (engraving)
7234600 William FitzWilliam, 1st Earl of Southampton.1812 (engraving) by Holbein the Younger, Hans (1497/8-1543) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: William FitzWilliam, 1st Earl of Southampton)

Sir Thomas Elyot, English diplomat and scholar. 1812 (engraving)
7234561 Sir Thomas Elyot, English diplomat and scholar.1812 (engraving) by Holbein the Younger, Hans (1497/8-1543) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sir Thomas Elyot)

A Foreign Office Dispatch bag, sealed and addressed to the British Ambassador at Constantinople
745816 A Foreign Office Dispatch bag, sealed and addressed to the British Ambassador at Constantinople, ready for delivery to a Queen's Foreign Service Messenger

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"Diplomacy: A Tapestry of History and Negotiation" Diplomacy, the art of negotiation and compromise, has shaped the course of history. From Lord Dufferin, the 8th Viceroy of India, fostering peace in a land teeming with diversity to Tsar Nicholas II and Kaiser Wilhelm II engaging in diplomatic talks amidst rising tensions, it has been instrumental in preventing conflicts. Even explorers like Fridtjof Nansen recognized its significance as they ventured into uncharted territories. The Congress of Vienna (1814-1815) stands as an engraving etched with diplomats from across Europe redrawing boundaries after years of war. It symbolizes how they are restore stability even in times of chaos. In the Revolutionary War, Americans skillfully gained French alliance through diplomatic channels, proving that words can be mightier than swords. However, diplomacy is not always serious; it can also take on a humorous tone as seen in the "ANTI-RUSSIAN MAP" - a satirical Diplomatic Atlas poking fun at European politics. The Russo-Japanese treaty signed at Portsmouth NH (1905) showcased how diplomacy could end wars and bring about peaceful resolutions. Similarly, King Charles II granting a charter to Connecticut colonists exemplifies how diplomatic agreements laid foundations for new nations. One cannot forget iconic moments like Winston Churchill, Franklin D. Roosevelt, and Joseph Stalin meeting at the Yalta Conference during World War II. This photograph captures leaders standing side by side discussing post-war plans – demonstrating that diplomacy plays an essential role not only during conflicts but also in shaping future relationships between nations. Throughout history's tapestry woven with threads of negotiations and compromises lies one constant: diplomacy's power to bridge divides and forge alliances for a better world.