Federation Diplomatic Corps

The Federation Diplomatic Corps is the division of the Federation Department of the Exterior which is responsible for negotiating treaties with foreign states and maintaining inter-state relations. It is composed of Federation Ambassadors, and executes the foreign policy set by the Federation President, Federation Council, and Federation Secretary of the Exterior. The Diplomatic Corps often works closely with the Federation Starfleet.

The Federation Diplomatic Corps are widely considered to be obstinante and an impediment to the effective implimentation of foreign policy by many in the Federation government and Starfleet. Nontheless, its negotiating skills have proven invaluable in maintaining relatively good relations with many foreign states. (Star Trek: Insurrection, Interphase: Book One, Articles of the Federation, et. al.)