Some ideas about diplomacy and what makes a good diplomat

"Above all, not too much zeal!"
                                                             Talleyrand 
http://www.ediplomat.com/nd/essays/delaboulaye.htm
http://www.ediplomat.com/nd/functions.htm
http://www.ediplomat.com/nd/essays/maclehose.htm
http://www.ibde.org/component/content/article/83-what-a-good-commercial-diplomat-has-to-know-and-be-capable-of.html
http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2010/jul/14/ambassadors-job-diplomat-training
http://www.diplomacy.edu/resources/general/knowledge-management-and-diplomatic-training-new-approaches-training-institutions
http://books.google.it/books?id=SXFePmd2uEIC&pg=PA120&lpg=PA120&dq=qualities+diplomat&source=bl&ots=SLd2eiwMdJ&sig=2Y6qHdQ5Z8tLTjVZmTq3L_2M6Lw&hl=it&sa=X&ei=_idoT_D7M_Da4QSX8ZmGCQ&ved=0CEMQ6AEwBDgK#v=onepage&q=qualities%20diplomat&f=false
http://www.oocities.org/metisfederation/dqs.html
http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/200601/12/eng20060112_234952.html
http://www.ediplomat.com/nd/essays/kitahara.htm
http://www.ediplomat.com/nd/essays/gruber.htm
http://www.seeiia.freeservers.com/Diplomacy%20And%20International%20Relations.htm
http://www.grassrootdiplomat.org/#/blog/4553593428/What-makes-a-good-diplomat/12677
http://www.jhubc.it/ecpr-porto/virtualpaperroom/047.pdf
very serious:
http://epublications.bond.edu.au/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1057&context=theses&sei-redir=1&referer=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.it%2Furl%3Fsa%3Dt%26rct%3Dj%26q%3Dcharacteristics%2520of%2520a%2520diplomat%26source%3Dweb%26cd%3D30%26ved%3D0CHgQFjAJOBQ%26url%3Dhttp%253A%252F%252Fepublications.bond.edu.au%252Fcgi%252Fviewcontent.cgi%253Farticle%253D1057%2526context%253Dtheses%26ei%3DzGxpT6LGAdP54QSTu9zECQ%26usg%3DAFQjCNHE_XlNvPoOtnFhe417rQkFoZUB-g#search=%22characteristics%20diplomat%22