I always thought this word = briefcase and I guess it does. It also has another meaning.
Per Wikipedia….
Attaché is a French term in diplomacy referring to a person who is assigned ('attached') to the administrative staff of a higher placed person or another service or agency. Depending on custom, 'attaché' may be modified to correspond to the gender (e.g., 'attachée') or number (e.g., 'attachés').
The term normally denotes an official, under the authority of an Ambassador or other head of a diplomatic mission, who serves either as a diplomat or as a member of the support staff. He monitors various issues related to areas of intervention. To this end, he undertakes the planning for decisions which will be taken and makes all necessary arrangements, manages the agenda, conducts research for the study of particular matters, and acts as representative when necessary.
Sometimes an attaché has special responsibilities or expertise, often specified by that field. Examples include a cultural attaché, labor attaché, legal attaché, military/defense attaché (or more specifically, naval attaché, air attaché), press attaché, agricultural attaché, commercial attaché, and science attaché.
A related use for the term is in the phrase attaché case, similar to a briefcase.--- SEE I WAS RIGHT!!
So we got to meet the attaché for the Dutch government stationed or rather attached to Spain. And get this—he is from a town that is REAL close to Venray, small world. I asked him what he thought about living in Spain, the country Sinterklaus and Helper Pete are from and his thoughts on how the Dutch threaten that the kids will be kidnapped to Spain if naughty. I think he enjoyed that question. Jen and I also asked him what the main function of his job was and he did confess that being an attache meant attending copious amounts of parties such as the one we were at that night. I think I could totally handle a job that required excessive party attendance!! I also made sure to say hello and goodbye in Dutch.
Per Wikipedia….
Attaché is a French term in diplomacy referring to a person who is assigned ('attached') to the administrative staff of a higher placed person or another service or agency. Depending on custom, 'attaché' may be modified to correspond to the gender (e.g., 'attachée') or number (e.g., 'attachés').
The term normally denotes an official, under the authority of an Ambassador or other head of a diplomatic mission, who serves either as a diplomat or as a member of the support staff. He monitors various issues related to areas of intervention. To this end, he undertakes the planning for decisions which will be taken and makes all necessary arrangements, manages the agenda, conducts research for the study of particular matters, and acts as representative when necessary.
Sometimes an attaché has special responsibilities or expertise, often specified by that field. Examples include a cultural attaché, labor attaché, legal attaché, military/defense attaché (or more specifically, naval attaché, air attaché), press attaché, agricultural attaché, commercial attaché, and science attaché.
A related use for the term is in the phrase attaché case, similar to a briefcase.--- SEE I WAS RIGHT!!
So we got to meet the attaché for the Dutch government stationed or rather attached to Spain. And get this—he is from a town that is REAL close to Venray, small world. I asked him what he thought about living in Spain, the country Sinterklaus and Helper Pete are from and his thoughts on how the Dutch threaten that the kids will be kidnapped to Spain if naughty. I think he enjoyed that question. Jen and I also asked him what the main function of his job was and he did confess that being an attache meant attending copious amounts of parties such as the one we were at that night. I think I could totally handle a job that required excessive party attendance!! I also made sure to say hello and goodbye in Dutch.
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