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| − | An '''embassy''' is an accredited diplomatic mission from one sovereign nation to another, and is now more commonly used to describe the institution carrying out such a function and the premises or buildings in which it is situated. The chief official of an embassy is the [[ambassador]]. Embassies are normally considered to have [[diplomatic immunity]], and the violation of this immunity by or with the connivance of | + | An '''embassy''' is an accredited diplomatic mission from one sovereign nation to another, and is now more commonly used to describe the institution carrying out such a function and the premises or buildings in which it is situated. The chief official of an embassy is the [[ambassador]]. Embassies are normally considered to have [[diplomatic immunity]], and the violation of this immunity by or with the connivance of the host government - as in the siege of the Embassy Quarter in [[Beijing]] during the [[Boxer Rebellion]] of 1900, the storming of the [[British]] Embassy in [[Beijing]] by [[Red Guards]] in 1967, and the kidnapping of [[United States]] Embassy staff in [[Teheran]] by [[Revolutionary Guards]] in 1979-1980 - is considered a serious outrage. |
Revision as of 18:22, December 11, 2008
An embassy is an accredited diplomatic mission from one sovereign nation to another, and is now more commonly used to describe the institution carrying out such a function and the premises or buildings in which it is situated. The chief official of an embassy is the ambassador. Embassies are normally considered to have diplomatic immunity, and the violation of this immunity by or with the connivance of the host government - as in the siege of the Embassy Quarter in Beijing during the Boxer Rebellion of 1900, the storming of the British Embassy in Beijing by Red Guards in 1967, and the kidnapping of United States Embassy staff in Teheran by Revolutionary Guards in 1979-1980 - is considered a serious outrage.
