Professor G. R. Berridge is Emeritus Professor of International Politics at the University of Leicester, where he was the founding Director of the Centre for the Study of Diplomacy. He was General Editor of the Macmillan Studies in Diplomacy series for many years and Associate Editor (with responsibility for twentieth century diplomatists) of the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, to which he remains an adviser. He is the author of numerous books on diplomacy, including the best-selling textbook, Diplomacy: Theory and Practice, which is on the short reading list for the US Foreign Service exam, and has been translated into numerous languages, including Chinese. His most recent book, which appeared in 2011, is The Counter-Revolution in Diplomacy, and Other Essays. His Embassies in Armed Conflict will appear shortly, as will the third edition of what is now to be called The Palgrave Macmillan Dictionary of Diplomacy. Professor Berridge has been an external examiner at many British universities, including London and Durham.