Egy karrierdiplomata Anglia nagyköveteként kénytelen egyszerre megküzdeni új munkaköre kihívásaival és zavaros házasságával egy nemzetközi válság közepette.

Luis Salinas, the new ambassador to Thailand, who knows he's going to get his hands dirty in the next four years – if he makes it that long. He's accompanied by his wife, Claudia, and their daughter Ester. Aware that the familiar constellation of life in the embassy is about to change radically, the staff gear up in nervous anticipation. Life does change, but in a way that Luis would never have imagined it. He must not only cope with the chaos and corruption he was expecting, but also with the implosion of his family life, as Claudia and Ester become involved in affairs that might seriously damage relations between Spain and Thailand. Will the glamorous, globe-trotting diplomatic life swallow up Luis or will he continue to fight for integrity and morals?           

Comedy-drama series set in the fictional Central Asian Republic of Tazbekistan where newly arrived British Ambassador Keith Davies is set the task of trying to secure a £2 billion helicopter contract for the United Kingdom.

Mary az egyik kansasi egyetem tanára ahol politológiát tanít és szakterülete a kelet-európai országok. Mary később az Egyesült Államok új bukaresti nagykövete lesz, de idővel rájön, hogy ez a pozíció nem is olyan kellemes mint hitte, ráadásul egy bérgyilkos is vadászik rá és családjára.