English term
What is the meaning and purpose of "accredit"
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It's the correct technical term
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Note added at 14 hrs 43 mins (2005-11-18 06:07:52 GMT)
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Oops! I just noticed I repeated the words "for an ambassador". Sorry.
As an example, I once tried to apply for a visa to visit Cameroun from Rabat. I was told that they only accepted applications from Moroccan citizens and residents, and that I should have applied at the Cameroonian embassy in Australia before keaving home. Pointing out that the Cameroonian ambassador to Australia was actually located in Tokyo did not help.
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juvera
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Thanks.
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Joshua Wolfe
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USER00230 (X)
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a better term would be appointed, assigned
given official approval to act; "an accredited college"; "commissioned broker"; "licensed pharmacist"; "authorized representative"
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if they are trying to say that the Ambassador has two assignments; he/she is concurrently assigned to Korea AND Mongolia
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Andrey Belousov (X)
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thanks Andrey :-)
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Refugio
: apparently Singapore does this a lot // both
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use accredited in this manner? or appoint the same ambassador to 2 different countries?
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Richard Benham
: Sorry, Rita. It's a technical term, and using a different term only muddies the waters. // True, but your assertion that "appointed"/"assigned" would be better is itself incorrect.
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I didn't say it was incorrect
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