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what does the latin phrase persona non grata mean
Persona non grata - wikipedia Persona non grata Jump to : navigation , search For the 2003 documentary film , see Persona Non Grata ( 2003 film ) . For the 2015 historical drama film , see Persona Non Grata ( 2015 film ) . In diplomacy , a persona non grata ( Latin : `` person not appreciated '' , plural : personae non gratae ) is a foreign person whose entering or remaining in a particular country is prohibited by that country 's government . Being so named is the most serious form of censure which a country can apply to foreign diplomats , who are otherwise protected by diplomatic immunity from arrest and other normal kinds of prosecution . Contents ( hide ) 1 Diplomacy 2 Other usage 3 See also 4 References 5 External links Diplomacy ( edit ) Under Article 9 of the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations , a receiving state may `` at any time and without having to explain its decision '' declare any member of a diplomatic staff persona non grata . A person so declared is considered unacceptable and is usually recalled to his or her home nation . If not recalled , the receiving state `` may refuse to recognize the person concerned as a member of the mission '' . With the protection of mission staff from prosecution for violating civil and criminal laws , depending on rank , under Articles 41 and 42 of the Vienna Convention , they are bound to respect national laws and regulations . Breaches of these articles can lead to a persona non grata declaration being used to punish erring staff . It is also used to expel diplomats suspected of espionage ( described as `` activities incompatible with diplomatic status '' ) or any overt criminal act such as drug trafficking . The declaration may also be a symbolic indication of displeasure . So - called `` tit for tat '' exchanges have occurred ( whereby ambassadors of countries involved in a dispute each expel the ambassador of the other country ) , notably during the Cold War . A notable occurrence outside of the Cold War was an exchange between the United States and Ecuador in 2011 : the Ecuadorian government expelled the United States ambassador , as a result of diplomatic cables leaking ( WikiLeaks ) , the United States responded by expelling the Ecuadorian ambassador . Other usage ( edit ) This section does not cite any sources . Please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources . Unsourced material may be challenged and removed . ( March 2015 ) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message ) In non-diplomatic usage , referring to someone as persona non grata is to say that the person is ostracized . The person then is , for all intents and purposes , culturally shunned and is figuratively nonexistent . In police circles , this term is often applied to an officer who breaks the blue wall of silence by informing against fellow officers . Examples include Frank Serpico of the NYPD , who in 1971 testified against his corrupt fellow officers , and Ted Briseno , who testified against fellow LAPD officers after the Rodney King incident over 20 years later . In one particular military usage , Cavalry Officer James Hewitt was declared persona non grata at his former barracks after he had revealed that he had slept with Diana , Princess of Wales . See also ( edit ) Law portal List of people declared persona non grata Unperson Damnatio memoriae Outlaw Exile Refugee References ( edit ) Jump up ^ `` Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations '' . eDiplomat . Article 9 . Retrieved 18 February 2014 . Jump up ^ `` US Expels Ecuadorian ambassador '' . CNN.com. 8 April 2011 . Retrieved 8 April 2011 . External links ( edit ) Look up persona non grata in Wiktionary , the free dictionary . eDiplomat.com : Glossary of Diplomatic Terms Text of the Vienna Convention -- PDF Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Persona_non_grata&oldid=820190572 '' Categories : Diplomacy Latin legal terminology Latin words and phrases International law Blacklisting Hidden categories : Articles containing Latin - language text All articles with unsourced statements Articles with unsourced statements from June 2015 Articles needing additional references from March 2015 All articles needing additional references Talk Contents About Wikipedia Afrikaans Azərbaycanca বাংলা Беларуская Беларуская ( тарашкевіца ) ‎ Български Català Čeština Dansk Deutsch Ελληνικά Español Esperanto Euskara فارسی Français 한국어 Հայերեն Hrvatski Bahasa Indonesia Íslenska Italiano עברית ქართული Қазақша Lietuvių Magyar Bahasa Melayu Nederlands 日本 語 Norsk Polski Português Română Русский Scots සිංහල Slovenčina Slovenščina Српски / srpski Srpskohrvatski / српскохрватски Suomi Svenska ไทย Türkçe Українська Tiếng Việt 中文 40 more Edit links This page was last edited on 13 January 2018 , at 15 : 27 . 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