PREFACE - Jovan Kurbalija

CURRENT DEVELOPMENTS IN SOUTH AFRICAN DIPLOMACY by Marie Muller

The topic of Professor Maria Muller’s paper is the evolution of South African diplomacy from a "pariah diplomacy" in the apartheid period to a more conventional type of diplomacy in the post-apartheid period. She concentrates on the ways and means of a diplomatic service adjusting to governmental changes. South African diplomacy has had to adapt to new fields within its foreign policy; for example, to intensive involvement in regional and global multilateral activities. Moreover, the diplomatic service has had to undergo profound changes in terms of internal organisation, human resources, and diplomatic networks.