Ambassador Definition:

A citizen that has been officially asked by their country to live in another country in order to legally represent it.

Related Terms: Citizenship, Diplomat

The highest ranked diplomat assigned to the embassy in another state's capital city.

Not a term formally recognized in international law - the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations (1961) prefers "head of mission" - but routinely used by diplomats themselves to refer to the highest ranking officer of a state, sent to another as part of the sending state's diplomatic corps.

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