CHUA YUN XUAN POST 4
The article by Raul Estrada-Oyuela gave a glimpse of the techniques and skills successful diplomats had displayed leading to a smooth and fruitful conclusion of international summits.
Three particular diplomats stood out for the writer, namely, Jean-Maurice Ripert, a distinguished French economist and former UN ambassador, Tommy Koh, former dean of the Faculty of Law at the National University of Singapore and former UN representative, and Angela Merkel, former Germany's environment minister. According to the writer, Ripert was an optimist in the most adverse of circumstances and had authority over certain countries as a result of his other designation. Ripert also seeked to understand other delegate's concerns and motivation through private consultations. As for Koh, he displayed initiatives in attending to impasses and utilised emotional appeals in order to achieve consensus. In the case of Merkel, she was labeled as extremely committed and versed in the uselessness of inflexibility and devoted to constructive compromise.
By studying them, the writer was able to integrate their tricks of diplomacy in the line of his work and produce fruitful outcomes in many situations.
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