According to the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations 196 1, diplomatic representatives are divided into the following categories:

(1) the head of the embassy; (2) Other diplomats.

1, Ambassador, Counsellor

2. Minister 2, First Secretary, Second Secretary and Third Secretary

3. charge d 'affaires. Military attache of the armed forces

Ambassador is the highest level, usually with the title of "ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary", sent by one head of state to another country. Minister, second An agent is a diplomatic representative sent by the foreign minister of one country to the foreign minister of another country. Agency is different from agency. When the ambassador (minister) is absent, the embassy staff will act as an agent temporarily, which is called agency.

In addition, there are counsellors, secretaries, military attaché s and business representatives. It is all diplomats sent by a country to foreign countries.

Ambassador: The full name is "Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary", and it is the highest-ranking diplomatic envoy. When a head of state is sent to another head of state, he enjoys higher courtesy than the other two diplomatic envoys (ministers and agents) and has the right to ask the head of state in the host country to meet with senior officials in the host country to negotiate. Its main duties are: to carry out the functions of diplomatic representative offices and handle the affairs of diplomatic representative offices with full authority according to the instructions of the government. An ambassador to one country may concurrently serve as an envoy to another country or two or more countries, but he must obtain the consent of the host country, formally submit credentials to the head of state of the host country, and go to the host country regularly or irregularly to perform the duties of ambassador.

Minister: The full name is "Minister Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary" or "Minister Plenipotentiary". According to 196 1 Vienna convention on diplomatic relations, the minister is the second level of diplomatic envoys and is sent by the head of state. His courtesy is second only to that of the ambassador, but his substantive position, duties and diplomatic privileges and immunities are the same as those of the ambassador. Its appointment requires the prior consent of the recipient country. In addition, some countries have ambassadors in their embassies. Different from the ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary, this kind of ambassador is not the director of the embassy, nor is it sent by the head of the sending country to the head of the receiving country, but an embassy-level diplomat second only to the ambassador, whose appointment does not require the prior consent of the receiving country.

Counsellor: the title of diplomat. Its diplomatic status is second only to that of ambassadors and ministers. Counsellors in some countries are also divided into ministerial counsellors and counsellors, or first-class counsellors and second-class counsellors. The counselor's main task is to assist the director of the embassy. When the director of the embassy is absent for some reason, the political counselor, as the chief librarian, usually presides over library affairs temporarily. In some embassies, besides political counsellors, there are business counselor, economic counsellor, agricultural counsellor, scientific counsellor, educational counsellor and cultural counsellor, who are sent by the relevant departments of the sending country to assist the directors in charge of relevant business.

Military attaché s are appointed by the sending country and dispatched with the consent of the receiving country. The task of military attache is to engage in military diplomacy and investigate military-related situations through legal means. Military attaché s enjoy diplomatic privileges and immunities, and should abide by the universally recognized norms of international law and respect the laws of the host country.

The military attache's office is the military attache's office. The military attache's office is part of the embassy. The Military Attachments Office consists of military attaché s, deputy military attaché s, military attaché s assistants, military attaché s secretaries and related staff. Administratively, the military attache office is under the dual leadership, even if the director of the museum leads and the domestic dispatch department leads.