On 25 November 1826 Mehmed Ali Pasha, the Ottoman Governor of Egypt, received in his palace Mr. John Barker in order to accept his credentials as the new British Consul in Alexandria. … In a sign of deference, the Pasha stood up to greet the new consul, but ignored the official papers containing his credentials that he had in his hand.

DEFINE: Clarifies how diplomatic ritual's micro-snubs conveyed strategic power plays against European emissaries.

Khaled Fahmy, All the Pasha_s Men_ Mehmed…, loc. 42