Diplomatic Success Quotes

Vacillation and inconsistency are as incompatible with successful diplomacy as they are with the national dignity.

The United States never lost a war or won a conference.

When earth as if on evil dreams Looks back upon her wars, And the white light of Christ outstreams From the red disc of Mars, His fame, who led the stormy van Of battle, well may cease; But never that which crowns the man Whose victory was peace.

American secretaries of state have typically been more buttoned up than bon vivant, but John Quincy Adams's diplomatic successes - bigger than anything presidential or legislative that he achieved - still surprise a student of his personality.

You aren't going to be successful as a diplomat if you don't understand the strategic context in which you are actually negotiating. It is not deal making. It's not.

The verdict on Prince Metternich will soon be out: An excellent diplomat and a bad politician.

Absolutely without firing a shot and instead of 175,000 American troops deployed overseas we now have 15,000.

Success in diplomacy is often most advantageous when it is incomplete, an adversary needs an honorable path of retreat if we are to achieve our main policy goals through the reputation of our power rather than through the actual use of force.

Successful diplomats must always be conscious of other parties' need to know how an agreement serves their interests and how it can be sold back home.

Today, former President Bill Clinton met with North Korean dictator Kim Jong-Il and convinced him to release two American journalists that have been jailed since March. Isn't that great? This is big, yeah. Or as Clinton calls it, another Asian happy ending.

The Treaty of Kuchuk Kaynarca [1774] is a success the like of which Russia has never had before.

Prime Minister Abe's leadership diplomacy was truly amazing. I don't think I can match that.

The Kurds' achievement was outstanding, both militarily and diplomatically. European governments recognized this and abandoned their resistance to weapons deliveries. Germany, too, acted correctly. Now, we need a joint military leadership so that the Kurds and the army can retake Mosul.

There are few ironclad rules of diplomacy but to one there is no exception. When an official reports that talks were useful, it can safely be concluded that nothing was accomplished.

Our best presidents have really combined domestic leadership with heroic achievements in foreign affairs or war.

Overall Bush's European trip has been an overwhelming success. Not once has he gotten separated from his group.

A sign that negotiations were handled well on both sides is that everybody probably feels a little bit like they didn't get what they wanted.

No foreign policy, no matter how ingenious, has any chance of success if it is born in the minds of a few and carried in the hearts of none.

[Ronald] Reagan talked to people across the world and he was very successful in communicating and treating people with dignity and respect, but putting America first in every single we do.

If there were women negotiating at Camp David, we would have signed a treaty.

We are lucky to have Manmohan Singh as our Prime Minister. We could not have done without a person and leader of the choice as Manmohan Singh, who gets all international attention.

I'm not one of those critics that believes U.S. foreign policy is confused, or stupid, or misinformed, or well-intentioned but it goes awry. I think it's a brilliant policy filled with many brilliant, terrible, horrible victories.

Personal relations were critical to the success of dad's diplomacy all across the world during his presidency.

The only summit meeting that can succeed is the one that does not take place.

That is the way successful countries, and Canada has been one of the most successful countries over the past quarter century, they operate. That when you win, you win within limits, when you lose, you accept the outcome.