At the time, women were kept at a distance from political positions. Suzanne Borel used her position as a female diplomat to get into the heart of political action. There was still a long road ahead ...

Despite being France’s first female diplomat, in her autobiography, Par une porte entrebâillée (‘Through the half-open door’), Suzanne Borel did not see herself as a feminist, describing herself as: ...

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Another female diplomat, Véronique Petit, will become Belgium's ambassador to Tehran, De Tijd newspaper reported. Earlier this year President Hassan Rouhani faced criticism for appointing an all ...

Larisa Belskaya presented the ninth report on Belarus’ progress to implement the provisions of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women. The diplomat ...