Attache
noun
A person who works at an embassy, usually doing specific tasks.
The French embassy appointed a cultural attache to promote French music and arts in the USA.
Often appears as...
- cultural attache
- military attache
Usage tips
Formal
noun
A case or bag to keep papers and items for work.
The businessman always carried his attache with him when traveling.
Often appears as...
- attache case
- leather attache
noun
A person who works at an embassy, usually doing specific tasks.
The French embassy appointed a cultural attache to promote French music and arts in the USA.
Often appears as...
- cultural attache
- military attache
Usage tips
Formal
noun
A case or bag to keep papers and items for work.
The businessman always carried his attache with him when traveling.
Often appears as...
- attache case
- leather attache
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Embassy Specific
Used for embassy staff with a particular area of expertise or responsibility.
The defense attache at the embassy handles military relations.
Pro Tip 2/3Formal Title
A formal title for diplomats, often preceding their speciality, such as 'cultural' or 'military'.
She was introduced as the new trade attache.
Pro Tip 3/3Professional Role
Refers to professionals; not to be confused with casual roles or positions.
The press attache prepared a statement for the media.
Pro Tip 1/3Embassy Specific
Used for embassy staff with a particular area of expertise or responsibility.
The defense attache at the embassy handles military relations.
Pro Tip 2/3Formal Title
A formal title for diplomats, often preceding their speciality, such as 'cultural' or 'military'.
She was introduced as the new trade attache.
Pro Tip 3/3Professional Role
Refers to professionals; not to be confused with casual roles or positions.
The press attache prepared a statement for the media.
Pro Tip 1/3Embassy Specific
Used for embassy staff with a particular area of expertise or responsibility.
The defense attache at the embassy handles military relations.
Pro Tip 2/3Formal Title
A formal title for diplomats, often preceding their speciality, such as 'cultural' or 'military'.
She was introduced as the new trade attache.
Pro Tip 3/3Professional Role
Refers to professionals; not to be confused with casual roles or positions.
The press attache prepared a statement for the media.
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Quote examples
Morgan Ortagus
American Public Servant
A decade ago, I lived in Saudi Arabia, in Riyadh, as the treasury attache to our embassy there, and I was, of course, on the ground in the Middle East whenever the Arab Spring started, and it's fast-forward a decade later, nine years later. It's hard to believe that I am still working on this issue. You know, here in the State Department.
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Stanley Marcus
American Businessman
I went into a Beverly Hills shop to buy an attache case. They had 250 cases on their shelves. I asked an attractive saleswoman if they carried one made of belting leather. She said 'no.' That was the end of the conversation. She made no attempt to show me another case that would provide equal service. I didn't buy an attache case.
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Sellapan Ramanathan
Statesman
Well, you have a defence attache here, that's a step forward. Your Defence Minister has been here, our defence people have exchanges with you. So friendly relations at the military level are already in existence.
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Dylan Moran
Irish Comedian
You try various things when you're growing up. I was an attache in the Foreign Service for a while and then I drove a bulldozer, but neither of those panned out for me so it had to be stand-up.
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Reggie Jackson
American Athlete
I'm a businessman. I bring my bat and glove and attache case to the office and go to work. I don't give a damn if the other workers at the office like me or not.
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Edgar Ramirez
Venezuelan Actor
My father was a military attache, so I've been traveling all my life.
Quote examples
Morgan Ortagus
American Public Servant
A decade ago, I lived in Saudi Arabia, in Riyadh, as the treasury attache to our embassy there, and I was, of course, on the ground in the Middle East whenever the Arab Spring started, and it's fast-forward a decade later, nine years later. It's hard to believe that I am still working on this issue. You know, here in the State Department.
Quote examples
Stanley Marcus
American Businessman
I went into a Beverly Hills shop to buy an attache case. They had 250 cases on their shelves. I asked an attractive saleswoman if they carried one made of belting leather. She said 'no.' That was the end of the conversation. She made no attempt to show me another case that would provide equal service. I didn't buy an attache case.
Quote examples
Sellapan Ramanathan
Statesman
Well, you have a defence attache here, that's a step forward. Your Defence Minister has been here, our defence people have exchanges with you. So friendly relations at the military level are already in existence.
Quote examples
Dylan Moran
Irish Comedian
You try various things when you're growing up. I was an attache in the Foreign Service for a while and then I drove a bulldozer, but neither of those panned out for me so it had to be stand-up.
Quote examples
Reggie Jackson
American Athlete
I'm a businessman. I bring my bat and glove and attache case to the office and go to work. I don't give a damn if the other workers at the office like me or not.
Quote examples
Edgar Ramirez
Venezuelan Actor
My father was a military attache, so I've been traveling all my life.
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