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* In [[Keith Laumer]]'s ''[[Retief]]'' stories, Jaime Retief is a very effective, badass [[Guile Hero]]. Technically, Retief is not an actual ambassador, merely a junior member of the embassy staff, because his unorthodox methods—like actually doing something—tend to keep him from getting promoted in the hidebound ''Corps Diplomatique Terrestrienne''.
* In [[H. Beam Piper]]'s ''A Planet for Texans'' (aka ''Lone Star Planet''), Ambassador Stephen Silk seems like a fairly average diplomat (albeit an armed one) until near the end of the story when he goes {{spoiler|[[Guns Akimbo]] on the three mooks that assassinated his predecessor}}.
** Of course, it '''had''' been mentioned early on that Ambassador Silk was born and raised on a planet where the wildlife is troublesome enough that kids aren't allowed out of the house until they're good shots.
* Arya from ''[[Inheritance Cycle]]'' is ambassador to the elves, in addition to being a [[Canon Sue|warrior princess]].
* ''[[X Wing Series|Starfighters of Adumar]]'' has [[Ace Pilot|Wedge Antilles]] made into an ambassador and sent to Adumar to try and convince their government to throw in with the New Republic. The Adumari [[Planet of Hats|hat]] is a near-worshipful attitude towards very good pilots, and that's why Wedge was sent - he had no training in diplomacy, but he ''was'' the best pilot of his age. In the end, even his {{spoiler|traitorous}} diplomatic liaison underestimated just how good he was.
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