Diplomacy...

At work yesterday, I read the recent press release from the White House announcing the nomination of a new ambassador to Lithuania (on the same page as a change at one of my clients...so yes, it was work.) Anyhow, the official title of the position is Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Republic of Lithuania.

OK, I admit that I had to look that up. Plenipotentiary refers to "a diplomatic agent invested with full power to transact business". Makes sense, but hard to put on a business card!

Hmmm, maybe he slips it in at parties to get chicks :)

[For the record, blogger spellcheck (which still thinks 'blogger' should be 'blocker') had no problem with Plenipotentiary.]