British Foreign Secretary reacts to The Diplomat

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Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Күн бұрын

Foreign Secretary James Cleverly fact-checks The Diplomat.
Is the ‪@Netflix‬ series true to life? Is that really how diplomacy is done? Does the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office really look like that? The Foreign Secretary can reveal the answers.
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00:00 Introduction
00:24 The US ambassador arrives at FCDO - but is it the real building?
01:09 Has an ambassador ever barged into your office?
01:37 The Foreign Secretary summons the Iranian ambassador
02:19 The US ambassador door-steps the Foreign Secretary
02:55 The Prime Minister holds a meeting at the FCDO - would this happen?
03:21 Have you talked about the show with any of your foreign counterparts?
03:55 What did the show get right?
04:16 Do you think the show will inspire people to consider diplomatic careers?
04:37 The Foreign Secretary leaves for his next meeting

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@janechoy2073 11 ай бұрын

I love that both the British Foreign Secretary and US State Department put out their own reaction vids of the show!

@miguelolivares4701 10 ай бұрын

me too,

@zeffiraananas3999 9 ай бұрын

yes, & both used it as an opp to openly recruit

@dannyfenris7708 9 ай бұрын

I don't love it. Those f***ers should stick to doing their jobs.

@ankursingh6272 7 ай бұрын

@@zeffiraananas3999why ? Nobody wants to join government??

@anaolsen3649 Жыл бұрын

The Diplomat may not be completely factually accurate, but can we appreciate how great the writing and acting is?

@Shawn_Kelley 11 ай бұрын

Fantastic show.

@chance258 10 ай бұрын

@@Shawn_Kelleyhow so? Why?

@Shawn_Kelley 10 ай бұрын

@chance258 Well written, produced and acted. Very entertaining.

@user-gm6jj6tv7x 10 ай бұрын

@@Shawn_Kelleyare you a diplomat? Or work in international relations area?

@airspeed_alive Жыл бұрын

I'd love more of these types of vids with ministers... it humanises them!

@nylyyyn7912 9 ай бұрын

Unfortunately, some of them are not very humanised…

@dannyfenris7708 9 ай бұрын

Almost but not quite -it gives the false impression that they're human to gullible real humans. That's the point.

@AdmiralAkhbar 11 ай бұрын

That was a very cool transition at the end. Fairplay

@KingCharles3 Жыл бұрын

I’m surprised they were able to film in the real locations

@TimesFM4532 10 ай бұрын

We need all the cash we can get

@ftftyffghfvghfcht6701 6 ай бұрын

im more surprised the uk gov were so willing to let their prime minister be portrayed like such an incompetent comically sexist idiot in their actual government buildings. maybe not surprised but endlessly disappointed nonetheless

@kfh123 Жыл бұрын

Great idea. Thank you for providing a reality check

@mercedesfernandezliporace7630 Жыл бұрын

Thank you! Wonderful video, Mr. Secretary!

@darrylbannon8933 9 ай бұрын

It would actually be an interesting module to create for UK schools. Take a few TV shows that have covered a few different government departments and give young people an overview of how government really works. It would help young people with their civic duties and understandings as to why things are the way their are etc.

@Teakae Ай бұрын

This is such a good idea. I remember being a teen with no idea any of these occupations existed!

@LBF522 Жыл бұрын

Wonderful video. I love this.

@AdamRandomCollections Жыл бұрын

The actor is doing a better job than James Cleverly in my opinion! 😮

@saturnsandjupiters358 11 ай бұрын

Not hard tbh 😂

@pathological6 Жыл бұрын

Brilliant! 👌🏼

@szewei85 Жыл бұрын

Wonderful insight Sire haha

@workinprogress2077 11 ай бұрын

This one is sharp as a tack!

@tyoung1687 10 ай бұрын

As a retired member of the US Foreign Service, the Foreign Secretary’s take on the Diplomat showed a fun commentary on how diplomats and viewers should view this show. There are elements which must offer realism and truth and there are elements which need a bit of ‘context cooking’ and over the top drama to make the show sing as a great TV show. The Diplomat has the perfect mix. As for the appeal of Foreign Secretary Cleverly vs. David Gyasi, I think it’s a toss up as to who takes the lead on handsome and charming.

@bodobleicher5159 4 күн бұрын

experimental? There is no mix. Pure Documentation. Its fascinating, how Crowdstrike shows us the deepnies about always having a handsome bag full of tea. Not that a lot of us would love to see how america plays this year out. But as always, its a game of crowns. So context cooking would be, to fill the Welfen bag with angelsaxons tea. Instead of having enough cookies to enjoy the american year.

@bodobleicher5159 4 күн бұрын

Because it could go down the other way. If Crowdstrike wasnt a strikebreaker, and the other Side of the Documentation plays stupid, there never was a experimental thing in common. Just some dudes who have texted a lot about a szenario, whithout more than playing it thourgh. If Crowdstrike wasnt die Code-Founding Use of ChatGTP to update the Intel 486I and having an issue about middle europeans young historic problems, instead of cleaning up the problem, it would take years to zertifcate the dudes, because in that case, the state of the dudes has a lot to explain. More than a lot. Because one of the dudes shouldnt be getting out of the security footage of society. When i would be one of the dudes .... *Tom Baker laugh* ... i would prefer to play stupid this days. Its enough how we get to Assange and how the game of roses has lost control. When we ask the americans, the experiemtal part cant end, because, we use its since 20 years.

@EuropeanMedia Жыл бұрын

Brilliant!

@einfachso6250 Жыл бұрын

Enjoyed watching sir, looking forward in meeting you again in Berlin at some point. B.S.

@brianrunyon266 9 ай бұрын

They should do more of these with Ministers. Neeeeerd!.

@abdullah.a.nahyan 10 ай бұрын

Netflix should move beyond the bonhomie vibe of Western European missions and delve into the Real Deal experiences and challenges faced by US diplomats... portraying missions in the Middle East, Central Asia, Russia, and China!

@davi7940 10 ай бұрын

Nice film about diplomacy on netflix: Sergio

@dandy-lions5788 10 ай бұрын

Where is Sir Humphrey hovering in the background

@eqmuse Жыл бұрын

That was more fun than the show.

@Bomber_Fish 9 ай бұрын

This man is amazing, he always give a very diplomatic answers. If he keep up those charisma i think he is defintely going places.

@dannyfenris7708 9 ай бұрын

Oh, he goes to lots of places, at great public expense, and to no good effect other than to make himself look good. Dude thinks he's a rock star. Pathetic.

@petergriffin3194 7 ай бұрын

Not when his party is going to Opposition next year

@ScootsFromNewCastle 11 ай бұрын

So in the UK federal departments are called ministries but they call the cabinet ministers secretaries?

@JKLoans 11 ай бұрын

They used to be called ministries, the shift overtime was towards being called departments (with some retain the moniker _'office'_ and others for traditions sake retaining _'ministry'_ like the Ministry of Justice and Ministry of Defence). Also, the UK does not have a federal political structure, so no such 'federal departments' exist.

@timelord2024 10 ай бұрын

@@JKLoans Isn't Uk follows unitary structure ?

@positivelyacademical1519 10 ай бұрын

The short answer is there’s no rhyme or reason to it and you can call the departments “department,” “department,” “office,” “ministry” as a prefix or suffix or even use “department of state for” as a prefix. The department heads can be called “secretary,” “minister,” or “secretary of state” (though minister is technically incorrect).

@nandinidash7832 Жыл бұрын

Exciting but not exact. that's why it is a fiction show inspired by reality.

@tanishktomar7629 10 ай бұрын

background music?

@Alex-191 Жыл бұрын

Great video.

@chinmayk8004 5 ай бұрын

This is nice. Now, where is my ATAS

@lizgichora6472 Жыл бұрын

Thank you.

@yusuffulat6954 Жыл бұрын

good idea

@miguelolivares4701 10 ай бұрын

weeeeeeeeee amooooo estas reacciones!!! Secretary James Cleverly, i´m a diplomatat cooking chef and i would like to work with you!!!!

@georgekobani7600 10 ай бұрын

Almost as interesting as the series !!

@sallydonaldson9802 6 ай бұрын

Dimpy Saganee works against violence towards women but signed an Egyptian petition vilifying Israel and rejecting the overwhelming proof of mass rapes on October 7.

@mohammadsaadnadeem5924 Жыл бұрын

Fake vs Real Foreign Secretary

@TimesFM4532 10 ай бұрын

Tbf the lest accrate bit is the minister not being switched due to some Tory party nonsenses

@snath2349 Жыл бұрын

W Video

@bigbarry8343 10 ай бұрын

is that not a waste of time for the foreign secretary at this highly challenging time?

@dannyfenris7708 9 ай бұрын

Sure is. All part of his endless, rolling, personal propaganda mission.

@webbridges1422 Жыл бұрын

First off, it's a bloody fictional TV show, not a documentary. Second, compression of events is critical or the show becomes boooooring. Not going to see the actual protocols used because they are booooring. Can't devote 25 minutes of a 50 minute episode to all the nit noisy players involved in setting up meetings. Boooooring. Third, if Kate Wyler was already a PAS in the DoS (or any Federal agency) then under the Federal Vacancies Act of 1998 POTUS absolutely has the authority to send her to London "in a couple of days".

@dsdsdsssddsdsds1214 10 ай бұрын

Sorry but you have nothing more pressing / urgent to do at the FO? Good to know..

@ryp6627 11 ай бұрын

What on Earth is this? Embarrassing

@misterkai83 10 ай бұрын

Took time out from sucking tax payer money to be cringe

@peteradaniel 11 ай бұрын

Has this guy got nothing better to do?! Let’s get these amateurs out of office. The Tories are a joke at this point.

@b.alexanderjohnstone9774 4 ай бұрын

Cringe. Pathetic. Humiliation. Someone tell him he represents the British peoples the world over. He can be a tool if he wants on his own time. Salisbury once held this office, back when Britain won its wars.

@jonathanmills116 Жыл бұрын

Foreign Secretary not realising this is a fictional TV series. A series that has to make obvious compromises regarding locations and sets. Compromises on content is a given it being fictional, My only real concern is that the Foreign Secretary regards this as a good use of his time. That last explains more than perhaps he had wished.

@SorbusAucubaria Жыл бұрын

You, not realizing that at the end of the video the Foreign secretary said that the show is not about being accurate, it is about being exiting and that the show is a good fun.