FRENCH AS THE LANGUAGE OF DIPLOMACY
The article discusses the reasons for the recognition of French as a diplomatic language, and the historical events that contributed to this. The author refers to the history of the development of the diplomatic French language in the XVII-XVIII centuries and names the reasons for the displacement of the French language by English in the political sphere of communication. The article contains a number of diplomatic terms borrowed from the French language. In conclusion the author notes in modern diplomacy the consequences of the long domination of the French language.