Tuesday, June 17, 2014

Top 10 Humiliating Diplomatic Faults in the History

Top 10 Humiliating Diplomatic Faults in the HistoryDiplomat is the one appointed by his country to conduct negotiations, talks and discussions with other country's diplomat. To be able to do the talking the so called diplomatic visit is done. Diplomatic talks concern national issues regarding the countries who are engaged on it. Once the discussions are finalized they will implement it to address national issues between them. But not all diplomats are successful when they delivered their speech or just made a diplomatic visit. And for this top ten article its all about the humiliating diplomatic faults happened in the history of our world.



TOP : 10
President Carter's words were mistranslated during a 1977 visit to Poland. He said he desired the Poles and wanted to grab Poland's genitals.
Source : Time Magazine




TOP : 9
During a 2009 G7 meeting Japan's Shoichi Nakagawa seemed to be drunk. The finance minister's slurred words and sleepy manner cost him his job.
Source : Time Magazine

Shoichi Nakagawa
Shoichi Nakagawa



TOP : 8
In 1984  President Reagan cracked a joke about bombing Russia. His comments were leaked - the Russians weren't laughing.
Source : Time Magazine and CNBC

Ronald Reagan
Ronald Reagan



TOP : 7
Russia's Boris Yeltsin got drunk during a 1994 visit to Germany. He ended up conducting a police orchestra and blowing kisses to the crowd.
Source : The Guardian - UK

Boris Yeltsin
Boris Yeltsin



TOP : 6
George Bush Junior tried to help German Chancellor Angela Merkel relax at a 2006 G8 Summit. His impromptu back rub wasn't appreciated.
Source : Time Magazine, The Guardian - UK

George Bush Junior
George Bush Junior



TOP : 5
Britain's Prince Philip caused offense during a 2002 visit to Australia. He asked an Aborigine "Do you still throw spears at each other?"
Source : BBC, Time Magazine, Daily Mirror - UK

Prince Philip
Prince Philip



TOP : 4
North Korea's Olympic women's football team walked off the pitch at London 2012. They had been introduced using South Korea's flag.
Source : Daily Mirror - UK, Daily Telegraph - UK

North Korea's Olympic women's football team 2012 London Olympics
North Korea's Olympic women's football team 2012 London Olympics



TOP : 3
Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi caused controversy in 2008. He described Barack Obama as "young handsome, and tanned".
Source : BBC

Silvio Berlusconi
Silvio Berlusconi



TOP : 2
Ex-Australian PM Kevin Rudd once worked as a diplomat in China. He said "Australia and China are enjoying simultaneous orgasms in their relationship."
Source : BBC

Kevin Rudd
Kevin Rudd



TOP : 1
During a 1992 visit to Tokyo, George Bush Senior was struck down with flu. He was later violently sick on the Japanese Prime Minister at dinner.
Source : Time Magazine

George Bush Senior
George Bush Senior



Data Sources :
  • www.youtube.com/watch?v=E60SAPbctL4
  • www.en.wikipedia.org
Photos Sources :

  • www.en.wikipedia.org
  • www.asiasociety.org
  • www.tldm.org
  • www.althistory.wikia.com
  • www.en.wikipedia.org
  • www.express.co.uk
  • www.ibtimes.co.uk
  • www.aim.org
  • www.ipolitics.ca
  • www.en.wikipedia.org
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Please be noted that the top 10 that we are including here in our blog are all unofficial rankings unless otherwise noted. Most of the top ten lists are based on Google search results and collected mainly from different blogs and websites around the internet world.

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