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Anyone who arrives from the outside at the scene of a difficult negotiation to reinforce or take over from those already charged with its conduct. In embassies the term is usually applied to a senior official or minister arriving from home. At the UN Security Council it can mean more or less anybody who is not a member but is given a hearing, including representatives of non-governmental organizations. Since ‘visiting firemen’ are often more intent on fanning the flames of controversy than hosing them down, it will be understood that the phrase is commonly employed with heavy irony. See also special envoy. |
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