Grand Embassy

(noun)

A Russian diplomatic mission, sent to Western Europe in 1697–1698 by Peter the Great. The goal of this mission was to strengthen and broaden the Holy League, Russia's alliance with a number of European countries against the Ottoman Empire in its struggle for the northern coastline of the Black Sea.

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Examples of Grand Embassy in the following topics:

  • Peter the Great

    • In 1697 he traveled incognito to Europe on an 18-month journey with a large Russian delegation–the so-called Grand Embassy—to seek the aid of the European monarchs.
    • Although the Grand Embassy failed to complete its political mission of creating an anti-Ottoman alliance, Peter continued the European trip, learning about life in Western Europe.

  • The Grand Tour and Its Portraits

    • The Grand Tour was a customary trip to Europe undertaken by wealthy Europeans and some Americans.
    • The pilgrimage was popularized further by the advent of tour guides, such as Thomas Cook, which became synonymous with the Grand Tour.
    • Grand Tourists were known to travel with an entourage that included valets, coachmen, scholarly guide and possibly a cook.
    • It became an absolute necessity for people of means to spend time in Rome as part of their "Grand Tour," or educational pilgrimage.
    • It became a symbol of wealth and freedom to go on the Grand Tour and to have something to show for it displayed in your home.A popular souvenir of the Grand Tour was a portrait of the tourist themselves, often painted amidst the architecture, or famous art works of a particular European location.

  • The Fifth Amendment

    • The right was asserted at grand jury or congressional hearings in the 1950s, when witnesses testifying before the House Committee on Un-American Activities or the Senate Internal Security Subcommittee claimed the right in response to questions concerning their alleged membership in the Communist Party.
    • No person shall be held to answer for a capital, or otherwise infamous crime, unless on a presentment or indictment of a grand jury, except in cases arising in the land or naval forces, or in the militia, when in actual service in time of war or public danger; nor shall any person be subject for the same offense to be twice put in jeopardy of life or limb; nor shall be compelled in any criminal case to be a witness against himself, nor be deprived of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor shall private property be taken for public use, without just compensation.
    • A grand jury investigating the fire that destroyed the Arcadia Hotel in Boston, Massachusetts in 1913.
    • The Fifth Amendment states that everyone deserves a Grand Jury in the case of a capital crime.

  • The Tehran Meeting

    • The Tehran Conference was a strategy meeting held between Stalin, Roosevelt, and Churchill in 1943 in the Soviet Embassy in Tehran, Iran.
    • Roosevelt, and Winston Churchill from November 28 to December 1, 1943 in the Soviet Embassy in Tehran, Iran .
    • Roosevelt, and Winston Churchill on the portico of the Russian Embassy during the Tehran Conference.

  • Diplomacy

    • In traditional diplomacy, U.S. embassy officials represent the U.S. government in a host country primarily by maintaining relations and conducting official U.S. government business with the officials of the host government, whereas public diplomacy primarily engages many diverse, non-governmental elements of a society .
    • Maintaining an embassy in every recognized country is an important traditional diplomatic task.
    • Depicted here is the U.S. embassy in London, England.

  • New Approaches to the Developing World

    • In the summer of 1960, the U.S. embassy in Tel-Aviv, Israel, learned that France was helping Israel construct "a significant atomic installation."
    • By naming young appointees, including scholars and liberal Democrats with government experience, to several embassies, Kennedy broke with Eisenhower's pattern.

  • Diplomacy

    • Currently, the United States maintains informal relations through de facto embassies, with names such as the American Institute in Taiwan.
    • Similarly, Taiwan's de facto embassies abroad are known by names like the Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office.

  • The Media

    • He maintained liaison between the embassy, MACV, and the press; publicized information to refute erroneous and misleading news stories; and sought to assist the Saigon correspondents in covering the side of the war most favorable to the policies of the U.S. government.
    • The Saigon bureau chiefs were also often invited to closed sessions at which presentations would be made by a briefing officer, the CIA station chief, or an official from the embassy who would present background or off-the-record information on upcoming military operations or Vietnamese political events.

  • The Iranian Crisis

    • On November 4, 1979, a group of Iranian students and activists, including Islamic fundamentalists who wished to end the Westernization and secularization of Iran, invaded the American embassy in Tehran and seized 66 embassy employees.

  • Basic Notation

    • The grand staff consists of two staves, one that uses a treble clef, and one that uses a bass clef.
    • Grand staves are used frequently for notating piano music and other polyphonic instruments.