Parowan Times | 1929-11-27 | Page 8 | Ambassador, in Theory, Ranks Above Minister

ambassador in in theory ranks rank above minister an ambassador la is head bend of an embassy and a minister Is head of a legation under international law and usage osage an ambassador is the personal representative of the sovereign or head of a state and Is accredited directly to the head or sovereign of another state A minister Is under international I 1 law aw and usage the representative of the government as distinct from the head of the state and Is accredited to the government of another state theoretically an has the right to con verse directly with the sovereign or the head bead of the state to which he lit Is accredited and likewise may correspond directly with the sovereign or head of his own country A minister on the other hand in theory carries on his correspondence with the minister of 0 foreign affairs of tile state to which he Is accredited and similarly corresponds with his own gov through the minister of foreign affairs of his own country in practice the duties of an am bassa dor and a minister are the some same at a 8 social and official function an am on account of his superior rank takes precedence over a min later