No Shirt, No Shoes, No Diplomatic Reception
In a column published today, Miss Manners weighs in on the issue of dress codes and diplomatic venues. She takes up a letter from a government employee who occasionally leads official delegations to foreign countries, and is peeved that one U.S. embassy overseas attempted to dictate the dress code for an event the employee was hosting at the facility. Miss Manners refuses to pass judgment without knowing the exact provisions of the dress code in question. But, she coyly adds, "Certainly a U.S. embassy can insist that people entering it not be dressed in such a way as to undermine the dignity of the venue."
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As a "government employee who occasionally leads official delegations to foreign countries," this individual fails to realize that she is after all merely a "guest" in a foreign country, despite waving around her open federal check book. Instead of asking Ms. Manners, perhaps she would have been better served if she discussed the issue with her hopefully more seasoned immediate supervisor regarding how to be more cooperative and diplomatic when working with another government.
Deborah Posted Friday, June 1, 2007 12:01 PM