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Tom Fletcher, British Ambassador to Lebanon, 2011-2015

Stephen Sackur speaks to Tom Fletcher. He's just written a review of the British foreign office. What is the point of the modern day diplomat? Is diplomacy as we know it dead?

Stephen Sackur speaks to Tom Fletcher who was appointed British ambassador to Lebanon at the age of 36. Five years on he's just written an operational review of the British foreign office. What is the point of the modern day diplomat? They live in a world of fortified embassies, chauffeured limousines, and elaborate protocol, but in this globalised internet age what kind of value do they add? Is diplomacy as we know it dead?

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Fri 3 Jun 201619:30GMT
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Credits

PresenterStephen Sackur
Interviewed GuestTom Fletcher

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  • Thu 2 Jun 201601:30GMT
    BBC News UK & UK HD only
  • Thu 2 Jun 201603:30GMT
    BBC News UK & UK HD only
  • Thu 2 Jun 201619:30GMT
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  • Thu 2 Jun 201623:30GMT
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  • Fri 3 Jun 201601:30GMT
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  • Fri 3 Jun 201603:30GMT
    BBC News UK & UK HD only
  • Fri 3 Jun 201619:30GMT
    BBC News UK & UK HD only