British Foreign Secretary reacts to The Diplomat

Foreign Secretary James Cleverly fact-checks The Diplomat.
Is the ‪@Netflix‬ series true to life? Is that really how diplomacy is done? Does the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office really look like that? The Foreign Secretary can reveal the answers.
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00:00 Introduction
00:24 The US ambassador arrives at FCDO - but is it the real building?
01:09 Has an ambassador ever barged into your office?
01:37 The Foreign Secretary summons the Iranian ambassador
02:19 The US ambassador door-steps the Foreign Secretary
02:55 The Prime Minister holds a meeting at the FCDO - would this happen?
03:21 Have you talked about the show with any of your foreign counterparts?
03:55 What did the show get right?
04:16 Do you think the show will inspire people to consider diplomatic careers?
04:37 The Foreign Secretary leaves for his next meeting

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  • @janechoy2073
    @janechoy20739 ай бұрын

    I love that both the British Foreign Secretary and US State Department put out their own reaction vids of the show!

  • @miguelolivares4701

    @miguelolivares4701

    9 ай бұрын

    me too,

  • @zeffiraananas3999

    @zeffiraananas3999

    8 ай бұрын

    yes, & both used it as an opp to openly recruit

  • @dannyfenris7708

    @dannyfenris7708

    7 ай бұрын

    I don't love it. Those f***ers should stick to doing their jobs.

  • @ankursingh6272

    @ankursingh6272

    6 ай бұрын

    ​@@zeffiraananas3999why ? Nobody wants to join government??

  • @anaolsen3649
    @anaolsen364911 ай бұрын

    The Diplomat may not be completely factually accurate, but can we appreciate how great the writing and acting is?

  • @Shawn_Kelley

    @Shawn_Kelley

    9 ай бұрын

    Fantastic show.

  • @chance258

    @chance258

    8 ай бұрын

    @@Shawn_Kelleyhow so? Why?

  • @Shawn_Kelley

    @Shawn_Kelley

    8 ай бұрын

    @chance258 Well written, produced and acted. Very entertaining.

  • @user-gm6jj6tv7x

    @user-gm6jj6tv7x

    8 ай бұрын

    @@Shawn_Kelleyare you a diplomat? Or work in international relations area?

  • @airspeed_alive
    @airspeed_alive Жыл бұрын

    I'd love more of these types of vids with ministers... it humanises them!

  • @nylyyyn7912

    @nylyyyn7912

    8 ай бұрын

    Unfortunately, some of them are not very humanised…

  • @dannyfenris7708

    @dannyfenris7708

    7 ай бұрын

    Almost but not quite -it gives the false impression that they're human to gullible real humans. That's the point.

  • @AdmiralAkhbar
    @AdmiralAkhbar9 ай бұрын

    That was a very cool transition at the end. Fairplay

  • @KingCharles3
    @KingCharles3 Жыл бұрын

    I’m surprised they were able to film in the real locations

  • @TimesFM4532

    @TimesFM4532

    8 ай бұрын

    We need all the cash we can get

  • @ftftyffghfvghfcht6701

    @ftftyffghfvghfcht6701

    5 ай бұрын

    im more surprised the uk gov were so willing to let their prime minister be portrayed like such an incompetent comically sexist idiot in their actual government buildings. maybe not surprised but endlessly disappointed nonetheless

  • @tyoung1687
    @tyoung16879 ай бұрын

    As a retired member of the US Foreign Service, the Foreign Secretary’s take on the Diplomat showed a fun commentary on how diplomats and viewers should view this show. There are elements which must offer realism and truth and there are elements which need a bit of ‘context cooking’ and over the top drama to make the show sing as a great TV show. The Diplomat has the perfect mix. As for the appeal of Foreign Secretary Cleverly vs. David Gyasi, I think it’s a toss up as to who takes the lead on handsome and charming.

  • @darrylbannon8933
    @darrylbannon89337 ай бұрын

    It would actually be an interesting module to create for UK schools. Take a few TV shows that have covered a few different government departments and give young people an overview of how government really works. It would help young people with their civic duties and understandings as to why things are the way their are etc.

  • @kfh123
    @kfh123 Жыл бұрын

    Great idea. Thank you for providing a reality check

  • @AdamRandomCollections
    @AdamRandomCollections11 ай бұрын

    The actor is doing a better job than James Cleverly in my opinion! 😮

  • @saturnsandjupiters358

    @saturnsandjupiters358

    10 ай бұрын

    Not hard tbh 😂

  • @brianrunyon266
    @brianrunyon2667 ай бұрын

    They should do more of these with Ministers. Neeeeerd!.

  • @mercedesfernandezliporace7630
    @mercedesfernandezliporace7630 Жыл бұрын

    Thank you! Wonderful video, Mr. Secretary!

  • @abdullah.a.nahyan
    @abdullah.a.nahyan9 ай бұрын

    Netflix should move beyond the bonhomie vibe of Western European missions and delve into the Real Deal experiences and challenges faced by US diplomats... portraying missions in the Middle East, Central Asia, Russia, and China!

  • @davi7940

    @davi7940

    9 ай бұрын

    Nice film about diplomacy on netflix: Sergio

  • @Bomber_Fish
    @Bomber_Fish8 ай бұрын

    This man is amazing, he always give a very diplomatic answers. If he keep up those charisma i think he is defintely going places.

  • @dannyfenris7708

    @dannyfenris7708

    7 ай бұрын

    Oh, he goes to lots of places, at great public expense, and to no good effect other than to make himself look good. Dude thinks he's a rock star. Pathetic.

  • @petergriffin3194

    @petergriffin3194

    6 ай бұрын

    Not when his party is going to Opposition next year

  • @workinprogress2077
    @workinprogress20779 ай бұрын

    This one is sharp as a tack!

  • @ScootsFromNewCastle
    @ScootsFromNewCastle9 ай бұрын

    So in the UK federal departments are called ministries but they call the cabinet ministers secretaries?

  • @JKLoans

    @JKLoans

    9 ай бұрын

    They used to be called ministries, the shift overtime was towards being called departments (with some retain the moniker _'office'_ and others for traditions sake retaining _'ministry'_ like the Ministry of Justice and Ministry of Defence). Also, the UK does not have a federal political structure, so no such 'federal departments' exist.

  • @timelord2024

    @timelord2024

    9 ай бұрын

    @@JKLoans Isn't Uk follows unitary structure ?

  • @positivelyacademical1519

    @positivelyacademical1519

    9 ай бұрын

    The short answer is there’s no rhyme or reason to it and you can call the departments “department,” “department,” “office,” “ministry” as a prefix or suffix or even use “department of state for” as a prefix. The department heads can be called “secretary,” “minister,” or “secretary of state” (though minister is technically incorrect).

  • @LBF522
    @LBF522 Жыл бұрын

    Wonderful video. I love this.

  • @pathological6
    @pathological6 Жыл бұрын

    Brilliant! 👌🏼

  • @dandy-lions5788
    @dandy-lions57889 ай бұрын

    Where is Sir Humphrey hovering in the background

  • @szewei85
    @szewei8511 ай бұрын

    Wonderful insight Sire haha

  • @EuropeanMedia
    @EuropeanMedia Жыл бұрын

    Brilliant!

  • @einfachso6250
    @einfachso6250 Жыл бұрын

    Enjoyed watching sir, looking forward in meeting you again in Berlin at some point. B.S.

  • @eqmuse
    @eqmuse Жыл бұрын

    That was more fun than the show.

  • @nandinidash7832
    @nandinidash783211 ай бұрын

    Exciting but not exact. that's why it is a fiction show inspired by reality.

  • @chinmayk8004
    @chinmayk80043 ай бұрын

    This is nice. Now, where is my ATAS

  • @tanishktomar7629
    @tanishktomar76298 ай бұрын

    background music?

  • @Alex-191
    @Alex-191 Жыл бұрын

    Great video.

  • @lizgichora6472
    @lizgichora6472 Жыл бұрын

    Thank you.

  • @miguelolivares4701
    @miguelolivares47019 ай бұрын

    weeeeeeeeee amooooo estas reacciones!!! Secretary James Cleverly, i´m a diplomatat cooking chef and i would like to work with you!!!!

  • @sallydonaldson9802
    @sallydonaldson98024 ай бұрын

    Dimpy Saganee works against violence towards women but signed an Egyptian petition vilifying Israel and rejecting the overwhelming proof of mass rapes on October 7.

  • @yusuffulat6954
    @yusuffulat6954 Жыл бұрын

    good idea

  • @mohammadsaadnadeem5924
    @mohammadsaadnadeem592411 ай бұрын

    Fake vs Real Foreign Secretary

  • @georgekobani7600
    @georgekobani76009 ай бұрын

    Almost as interesting as the series !!

  • @TimesFM4532
    @TimesFM45328 ай бұрын

    Tbf the lest accrate bit is the minister not being switched due to some Tory party nonsenses

  • @bigbarry8343
    @bigbarry83439 ай бұрын

    is that not a waste of time for the foreign secretary at this highly challenging time?

  • @dannyfenris7708

    @dannyfenris7708

    7 ай бұрын

    Sure is. All part of his endless, rolling, personal propaganda mission.

  • @snath2349
    @snath2349 Жыл бұрын

    W Video

  • @dsdsdsssddsdsds1214
    @dsdsdsssddsdsds12149 ай бұрын

    Sorry but you have nothing more pressing / urgent to do at the FO? Good to know..

  • @webbridges1422
    @webbridges1422 Жыл бұрын

    First off, it's a bloody fictional TV show, not a documentary. Second, compression of events is critical or the show becomes boooooring. Not going to see the actual protocols used because they are booooring. Can't devote 25 minutes of a 50 minute episode to all the nit noisy players involved in setting up meetings. Boooooring. Third, if Kate Wyler was already a PAS in the DoS (or any Federal agency) then under the Federal Vacancies Act of 1998 POTUS absolutely has the authority to send her to London "in a couple of days".

  • @ryp6627
    @ryp66279 ай бұрын

    What on Earth is this? Embarrassing

  • @misterkai83
    @misterkai839 ай бұрын

    Took time out from sucking tax payer money to be cringe

  • @peteradaniel
    @peteradaniel9 ай бұрын

    Has this guy got nothing better to do?! Let’s get these amateurs out of office. The Tories are a joke at this point.

  • @b.alexanderjohnstone9774
    @b.alexanderjohnstone97742 ай бұрын

    Cringe. Pathetic. Humiliation. Someone tell him he represents the British peoples the world over. He can be a tool if he wants on his own time. Salisbury once held this office, back when Britain won its wars.

  • @jonathanmills116
    @jonathanmills116 Жыл бұрын

    Foreign Secretary not realising this is a fictional TV series. A series that has to make obvious compromises regarding locations and sets. Compromises on content is a given it being fictional, My only real concern is that the Foreign Secretary regards this as a good use of his time. That last explains more than perhaps he had wished.

  • @SorbusAucubaria

    @SorbusAucubaria

    11 ай бұрын

    You, not realizing that at the end of the video the Foreign secretary said that the show is not about being accurate, it is about being exiting and that the show is a good fun.

  • @islandsedition
    @islandsedition Жыл бұрын

    Well that was the most banal bit of PR and self promotion a FS has ever been misadvised to partake in.

  • @Luvinist
    @Luvinist9 ай бұрын

    Hey, foreign and 'colonial' office stop trying to be human, you are not.

  • @showmanpete2805
    @showmanpete280511 ай бұрын

    the man with the most innapropriate surname ever........