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'Diplomacy is for pros, not improvisers': French diplomats strike over reforms, budget cuts French diplomats went on strike Thursday for the first time in 20 years to protest against reforms and budget cuts proposed by President Emmanuel Macron. The unusual strike action is a symptom of the simmering problems that have been affecting France’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs in recent years as diplomats deal with existential questions about their shifting role.