DIPLOMATIC ENGLISH

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The Republic of Armenia, Artsagh and Diaspora struggle for their existence every day and every hour.
The nation that takes its roots from ancient times, that is the 1700-year bearer of Christian values,
whose writ and literature take root from the 5th century; Mesropyan genius light has accompanied
us for centuries, it never becomes old and rusted vice versa it is crystallized and purified. Soon we
will celebrate the 500th anniversary of the first Armenian published book and the 215th anniversary
of the first edition of "Azdarar" And we, the bearers of this huge cultural heritage have duty towards
our Motherland, future generations and Diaspora.

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FAMOUS AMERICAN SPEECHES

1)Frederick Douglass, "If I had a country, I should be a patriot" , September 1847.

Ours is a glorious land Yet the damning fact remains, there is not a rood of earth under the stars
and the eagle on your flag, where a man of my complexion can stand free. There is no mountain so
high, no plain so extensive, no spot so sacred, that it can secure to me the right of liberty.

2)Sojourner Truth, "Ain't (Am not) I a woman? May 1851.

I have as much muscle as any man, and can do as much work as any man. I have plowed and reaped
and husked and chopped and moved, and can any man do more than that? I have heard much about
the sexes being equal. I can carry as much as any man and can eat as much too, if I can get it I am as
strong as any man that is now.

3)Abraham Lincoln, "Gettysburg Address" , November 1863. Four score and seven years ago. Ours
fathers brought forth on this continent a new nation, conceived in liberty, and dedicated to the
preposition that all men are created equal.

4)Susan B. Anthony "Are woman Persons?" June 1873. The preamble of the federal constituon says.
"We the people of the United States"

It was we, the people; not we, the white male citizens; nor yet we, the male citizens; but we, the
whole people who farmed the Union. And we former it not to give the blessings of liberty but the
secure them; not to the half of ourselves and the half of our posterity, but to the whole people
women as well as man.

5)Florence Kelley, "Freeing the Children from Toil", June 1905 Tonight while we sleep. Several
thousand little girls will be working in textile mills, all the night through, in the deafening noise of the
spindless and the looms spinning and the looms spinning and weaving cotton and wool, silks and
ribbons for us to buy.

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Brief History of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Turkey

The Foreign Service of the Republic of Turkey is founded on the well established traditions and legacy
of Ottoman diplomacy with a long history.

The application of this commanding diplomatic tradition as an effective instrument was one of the
leading factors which enabled the Ottoman Empire to reign over a vast geography for several
centuries.

The foreign affairs of the Ottoman Empire were conducted by the "Reis-l Kttap" (Head Secretary)
until the 19th century. However, the "Reis-l Kttap" was also entrusted with other functions such as
maintaining the records and administering the correspondence of the State. In 1793, during the reign
of Selim III, the first permanent Embassy was established in London and Yusuf Agah Efendi was
appointed as the first Ottoman Ambassador. Accordingly the Ottoman Empire there by adopted a
diplomacy based on the principles of permanent representation and reciprocity in its diplomatic
relations. The Ambassadors of the Ottoman Empire appointed to European capitals, while fullfilling
their duties in respect to bilateral relations, also served as pioneers of modernization by accelerating
the process of westernization and reform within the Empire by way of the information they
transmitted to the Porte regarding the countries they were assigned to.

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The Translation Office was established during the reign of Mahmut II as part of the Reis-l Kttap
system in accordance with the diplomatic requirements and conditions of the time. As the foreign
affairs of the Empire had increased significantly and had come to occupy an important role in State
affairs, the "Reis-l Kttap" was upgraded as a Ministry in 1836. Yozgatl Akif Efendi, the last "Reis-l
Kttap" was appointed as the first Minister of Foreign Affairs.

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Since the inception of the Republic to this day, the vision and principles of the great leader and
founder of the Republic, Atatrk, have not only guided Turkish foreign policy but his maxim "peace"
at home, peace in the world also continues to constitute the fundamental objective of this policy.
Accordingly, Turkey has pursued an active and peaceful foreign policy since the 1930's. Despite the
pressures to the contrary, the competent diplomacy pursued to safe guard the interests of the
country prevented Turkey from being dragged into World War II and the consequent devastation it
would have entailed.