Prior to the amendment, the president had the prerogative to appoint ambassadors or accept foreign envoys. |
Even more emphatic diplomatic gestures, like the summoning of ambassadors, have so far been ignored. |
Aceh's sultans sent ambassadors to Europe, and made treaties with some of these European powers. |
The whole point of the ceremony, now more than 500 years old, was to show off to foreign ambassadors, mostly from Europe. |
Modern athletes Pat Rafter and Andrew Gaze are ambassadors for their sport and Australia, and yet so humble. |
He also indicated that various foreign ambassadors and high commissioners had expressed similar sentiments. |