穿梭外交（shuttle diplomacy）
穿梭外交源于亨利·基辛格在1973年十月战争之后狂热的外交方式。为了紧急寻求促使以色列军队从埃及和叙利亚领土撤军的方法，基辛格在7个月里往返于各方的首都之间，寻求达成有限的目标。对于一个大国政府中有如此资历的官员来讲，这是前所未有的。1974年1月《纽约时报》曾运用“穿梭”一词来形容这项活动，这似乎已成了难以动摇的完美表述。回顾过去，该术语也被用于表示美国调停者塞勒斯·万斯在1967年塞浦路斯危机中紧急而成功的努力。在那场危机中希腊和土耳其险些兵戎相见。2008年穿梭外交也被秘书长个人特使马修尼米兹(Matthew Nimetz )负责调解希腊和前南斯拉夫马其顿共和国之间的关于后者国名的谈判。
希腊与前南斯拉夫马其顿共和国之间国名之争的由来：
在联合国系统的文件、会议或其他场合中时常会提及“前南斯拉夫马其顿共和国”这个名称，而且在任何正式情况下不能省略“前南斯拉夫”这个前缀，但来自这个国家的外交官却常常将其祖国称为“马其顿共和国”，就连第62届联大主席克里姆也这样自称，以致引起了希腊的抗议。
英文的另一解释：
In diplomacy and international relations, shuttle diplomacy is the use of a third party to serve as an intermediary or mediator between two parties who do not talk directly. The third party travels ("shuttles") between the two primary parties. Shuttle diplomacy is often used when the two primary parties do not formally recognize each other but still want to negotiate.
The term "shuttle diplomacy" became widespread following Henry Kissinger's term as United States Secretary of State. Kissinger participated in shuttle diplomacy in the Middle East and in the People's Republic of China.
In a major outbreak of Israel-Hezbollah fighting in 1996, U.S. Secretary of State Warren Christopher conducted shuttle diplomacy, traveling to, among other places, Syria. Having persuaded the Syrians to rein in Hezbollah, Christopher achieved a cease-fire.
In 2008 shuttle diplomacy has been practised by Matthew Nimetz between Greece and the Republic of Macedonia to resolve the Macedonian naming dispute
