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AMBASSADRESS : SPORT
International Newspapers

Most of the WMDs in our Embassy are kept in the refrigerator. The major threat facing a diplomat posted to a gastronomically advanced country is his expanding waistline, and given the cost of a half-decent wardrobe, drastic measures must be taken and sanctions applied if this impending danger is to be averted. In an attempt to burn some of the calories absorbed whilst sacrificing the body eating and drinking for my country, I have taken to sport. First up…

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AMBASSADRESS : Human Rights
International Newspapers

We thought we had our week nicely sorted, Beagle and I. His Excellency was leaving for a couple of days to attend a conference in some particularly unappealing location and for once wives were not, as he so undiplomatically put it, An Issue. This may have meant that exotic hostesses were served up side by side with the complimentary cocktails, but I suspect it had more to do with the fact that none of the other delegates were bringing…

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