Diplomatic Worker Gifts

'I take advantage of your patience and understanding. I hope you understand that.'

'Surely you wouldn't want me to laugh at your joke if I didn't think it was funny!'

Schengen

"Nation-building never works."

"Can I savor this for a few moments? The ball's never been in my court before!"

Trump Administration Raising White Flag in Ukraine

"Tariffs love me...tariffs love me not..."

Who will determine Venezuela's future?

'In its new 'spirit of evenhandedness,' the U. S. Government today sent troops to occupy all foreign countries....'

Albania and North Macedonia: entrance denied

"'I don't want war'. . . well, wither our translation program is broke or this president has a strange kind of humor!"

UK/US Free Trade Deal

Flags

"They decided giving out pink slips was too impersonal. So now they're blue."

"Be patient. He'll have to visit the water cooler sooner or later."

"Well, it looks like the merger is off."

Neo-International Law

"I need to see your budget proposal."

"We can waste time and look for a solution or...just find a scapegoat?"

You Are Here - Uncle Sam's Exit Strategy

"A student skipped a model U.N. meeting – now he's claiming diplomatic immunity."

"I can't decide what I fear the most, Putin's Russia or Putin's America."

"Away with the warmonger!"

"You and your, 'why bother to learn another language. Everyone in the known universe speaks, Zarconian'!"

Inclusive speech

"National security adviser"

'We're making progress. I just got a firm 'maybe'.'

'Hey, look, I can stand up and shout, too!'

'I am willing to concede that the company has been underperforming of late...'

'The toughest things you have to deal with in this job, is feelings and lawyers.'

USAID Octopus Wrapping Around Globe

Political convention

Washington D.C., Acronym Capital of the World

Israel/Palestine Conflict

"Take this declaration of war and punch it up."