 Diplomats have the job of conveying, in the most persuasive way possible, the views of the home government to the governments to which they are accredited and, in doing so, of trying to convince those governments to act in ways that suit home-country interests.In this way, diplomats are part of the beginning and the end of each loop in the continuous process through which foreign policy develops.In general, it has become harder for diplomats to act autonomously.