Resources
Articles
• Mind Your Manners Heather Nalbone, April, 2005. The Washington Diplomat (link coming soon)
• History in the shaking Shelby Scarbrough, March 14th, 2005. Washington Business Journals
• Tips on Tipping Amanda Long, Dec 20th, 2004. Washington Business Journals
Website Links
Practical Protocol recommends the following websites:
Government Information
• Online directory of Chiefs of State and Cabinet Members of Foreign Governments. Directory is intended to be used primarily as a reference aid. Includes as many governments of the world as is considered practical, some of them are not officially recognized by the United States: http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/chiefs/index.html
• Link to information on regional affairs, information on U.S. embassies and consulates, Diplomatic List, Chiefs of State of foreign countries, background notes and links to country pages: http://www.state.gov/countries
• Websites of U.S. embassies and links to information on other diplomatic missions: http://usembassy.state.gov/
• Websites of foreign embassies in the U.S.: http://www.state.gcv/misc/10125.htm
Foreign Consular Offices in the U.S.
• Compiled by the U.S. Department of State, this is a link to a complete and official listing of the foreign consular offices in the United States, and other recognized consular officers. http://www.state.gov/s/cpr/rls/fco
• Key officers of Foreign Service Posts: http://foia.stete.gov/MMS/KOH/keyofficers.asp
International Government Information
• Information about countries, U.S. foreign policy and assistance, programs to promote cross-cultural exchange, and more: http://firstgov.gov/Agencies/International.shtml
• Country background information compiled by the U.S. Department of State based on information submitted from regional bureaus: http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/bgn/
• Portal to World Country Profiles: http://www.loc.gov/rr/lnternationaI/portals.html
The World Fact Book
• Link to information on government, economy people, culture, etc., of countries around the world. http://www.cia.gov/cia/pubilcations/factbook/index.html
• Travel and Living Abroad: http://www.state.gov/travel/
Protocol and Etiquette Tips
• Napkin Folding:http://www.ywh.com/tips/napkin/napkins.html
http://visatableliren.com/htm/fold.html
• Place Settings: http://www.westernsilver.com/placesettings.html
• Tipping: http://www.tipping.org
• Wedding Etiquette: http:/www.ourmarriage.com/html/weddingetiquette.html
• Wine Etiquette: http://www.pickarestaurant.com/reference/wineetiquetterecommendedwine.htm
• Pet Peeves: http://www.lettgroup.com/PetPeeves.htm
• The World of Protocol: A Guide to International Protocol. Country by country explanation of customs.
http://www.american.edu/TED/-hpages/protocol/home.html
• Etiquette advice: http://www.emilypost.com/etiquetteindex.html
• Link to information on international traditions, customs, food, holidays, and more… University of Colorado Staff Web page
http://staff.uscolo.edu/peterssl/topics/internal/center.html
