shuttle diplomacy

American  

noun

1. diplomatic negotiations carried out by a mediator who travels back and forth between the negotiating parties.

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Etymology

Origin of shuttle diplomacy

First recorded in 1970–75

Example Sentences

The Florida meeting was the latest step in weeks of intense "shuttle diplomacy" which saw Ukrainian and Russian delegations separately engage with US officials to discuss a peace plan.

From BBC

Since August, Swiss officials and business executives have engaged in shuttle diplomacy as the country’s economy started to strain under the levy.

From The Wall Street Journal

Only when the scout has completed the shuttle diplomacy required to present some potential coalitions do the real negotiations begin.

From Barron's

Former First Lady Nancy Reagan, for example, famously exchanged letters with Mikhail Gorbachev's wife Raisa, and others, such as Pat Nixon and Rosalyn Carter, travelled the world for humanitarian reasons and shuttle diplomacy.

From BBC

The UN mission, which oversees an estimated 18,000 peacekeepers in South Sudan, was engaging in intense shuttle diplomacy to try and prevent a return to civil war, Mr Haysom added.

From BBC