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A diplomatic mission, the head and members of which are accredited to the receiving state but are ordinarily resident in another state (possibly, even, their home state, or perhaps dispersed among several resident missions) from which, from time to time, they visit the receiving state. However, it is possible that one or more of its members may be permanently based at an outpost, or what may be referred to as a satellite office, of the mission in the receiving state. Such an outpost may be staffed by junior officers, or meant to deal with non-political matters (sometimes called ‘niche functions’). As such it is unlikely to be regarded as a diplomatic mission in its own right. Therefore, at its local address it may be called something like ‘The Office of the Ruritanian Embassy’, with the address of the embassy being that of its nonresident head; and the outpost\'s head may be called ‘the officer in charge’, who will be responsible to the non-resident head of mission. Such arrangements seem to be becoming more common – and must be distinguished from ones (which appear to be less common) where the head of mission is nonresident but a diplomatic mission from the sending state, called its ‘Embassy’ and headed by a chargé d\'affaires ad interim, is resident in the receiving state. See also multiple accreditation; resident mission. |
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