Diplomatic Corps

Revision as of 00:57, 16 December 2012

These descriptions are for the Diplomatic Corps, which is represented by the color purple. The positions of the Diplomatic Corps are as follows:

Chief Diplomatic Officer

The Diplomatic Officer of each vessel/base must be familiar with a variety of areas: history, politics, economics, and military, and understand how they affect potential threats. A wide range of operations can occur in response to these areas and threats. These operations occur within three general states of being: peacetime competition, conflict and war.

S/he must be equally flexible and demonstrate initiative, agility, depth, synchronization, and improvisation to provide responsive legal services to his/her Commanding Officer as well a diplomatic advise on current status of an Alien Species both aligned and non aligned to the Federation.

The Chief Diplomatic Officer is in charge of the Diplomatic Corps Detachment. He or she oversees the operation of it, as well as makes sure everything in that department is carried out according to Starfleet Regulations.

Assistant Chief Diplomatic Officer

The Diplomatic Officer of each vessel/base must be familiar with a variety of areas: history, politics, economics, and military, and understand how they affect potential threats. A wide range of operations can occur in response to these areas and threats. These operations occur within three general states of being: peacetime competition, conflict and war.

S/he must be equally flexible and demonstrate initiative, agility, depth, synchronisation, and improvisation to provide responsive legal services to his/her CO as well a diplomatic advise on current status of an Alien Species both aligned and non aligned to the Federation.

The Assistant Chief Diplomatic Officer is the second-in-command of the Diplomatic Corps Detachment. If necessary, he or she can take the place of the Chief Diplomatic Officer on a temporary or permanent basis.

Diplomatic Officer

The Diplomatic Officer of each vessel/base must be familiar with a variety of areas: history, politics, economics, and military, and understand how they affect potential threats. A wide range of operations can occur in response to these areas and threats. These operations occur within three general states of being: peacetime competition, conflict and war.

S/he must be equally flexible and demonstrate initiative, agility, depth, synchronisation, and improvisation to provide responsive legal services to his/her CO as well a diplomatic advise on current status of an Alien Species both aligned and non aligned to the Federation.

Diplomat's Aide

The Diplomat's Aide assists the Chief Diplomatic Officer whenever and however needed. The Aide is an enlisted officer who has training in the diplomatic field, and can do the job of a regular diplomatic officer if needed.

Ambassador

An Ambassador holds a title more than a mere billet. Recognized by the Federation Council as someone with the credentials to act as its representative in the face of other cultures, s/he is sanctioned with the task of carrying out the interests of the Federation through the act of Diplomacy. Ambassadors are often stationed on foreign/alien worlds or facilities, to be closely in contact with that particular Government. However, they can be assigned, usually temporary, aboard a Starfleet vessel/base.

Ambassadors are usually retired and highly experienced Starfleet personnel, and therefore very rarely hold any active rank in Starfleet, even though there is no specific restriction against this case. Due to the nature of the role, the title can be assigned temporarily by the Federation Council to any chosen high ranking officer, if the need for an official sanctioning of a political act or a form of treaty should arise where no other Diplomatic envoy is present.