Here’ a lovely quote from a great ”personal diplomacy” practitioner of yesteryear.

It’s not only Biden who’s borrows thoughts from the Brits: “We should seek by all means in our power to avoid war, by analysing possible causes, by trying to remove them, by discussion in a spirit of collaboration and good will. I cannot believe that such a programme would be rejected by the people of this country, even if it does mean the establishment of personal contact with the dictators.”