Lying Abroad

You can now listen, here on the Westminster Hour website, to the whole of our series on what it's like being a diplomat.

Sir Christopher Meyer, the former British Ambassador in Washington, is your guide.

What are the tricks of the trade?

And do we really need ambassadors in an age of instant communication?

For the answers listen now to Parts One to Four of Lying Abroad - How To be An Ambassador with Sir Christopher Meyer.