Name: An independent diplomat
Uploaded: 2010-09-09T08:55:00Z
Duration: 20 min 21 s
Description: After 15 years in the British diplomatic corps, Carne Ross became a "freelance diplomat," running a bold nonprofit that gives small, developing and yet-unrecognized nations a voice in international relations. At the BIF-5 conference, he calls for a new kind of diplomacy that gives voice to small countries, that works with changing boundaries and that welcomes innovation.

After 15 years in the British diplomatic corps, Carne Ross became a "freelance diplomat," running a bold nonprofit that gives small, developing and yet-unrecognized nations a voice in international relations. At the BIF-5 conference, he calls for a new kind of diplomacy that gives voice to small countries, that works with changing boundaries and that welcomes innovation.

Carne Ross: An independent diplomat

An independent diplomat

A diplomat's disillusionment with the Iraq War leads to resigning and founding Independent Diplomat, aiding unrecognized nations.

Challenging traditional diplomacy, Independent Diplomat embodies change by connecting non-state actors with global powers.

Navigating a fragmented 21st-century world, a disillusioned diplomat pioneers a unique advisory group for marginalized nations.