Foreword; Javier Perez de Cuellar - Preface and Acknowledgements - Abbreviations - PROLOGUE: Whither Conference Diplomacy? - Conference Diplomacy Defined: Objectives of Conferences - Decision-making in Conference Diplomacy: a General View - Conference Diplomacy: the Organizational Setting - Conference Diplomacy: the Human Setting - The Role of Presiding Officers - Secratariats and Conference Diplomacy - Delegations and Permanent Missions: Their General Characteristics - Conference Diplomats: Requirements and Characteristics - Groups and Conference Diplomacy - Tactics Instructions Speeches and Conciliation in Conference Diplomacy - The Madrid Peace Process on the Middle East and its Sequels - Appendix: European Union Decision-Making - Notes - Index. Language: English