in negotiating with local authorities regarding the application of aspects of the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations and diplomatic immunity, such as the payment of certain fees or taxes, since the receiving country is required "not to discriminate between states". In this sense, the doyen has the role of representing the entire diplomatic corps for matters that affect the corps as a whole, although this function is rarely formalized. See also African Diplomatic Corps Marshal of the Diplomatic Corps (United Kingdom) Consular corps References External links United States' Deans of the Diplomatic Corps: 1893 To Present Diplomacy State ritual and ceremonies