Most right-wing populist leaders are quick, for example, to marginalize their foreign-policy bureaucracies. These right-wing populists are serious about strengthening their transnational ties, but in ways that often directly conflict with liberal hopes. Finally, Orban’s recent electoral defeat demonstrates that the gains right-wing populists have made over the last decade can also be reversed at home. Because populist leaders centralize decision-making and marginalize professional diplomats, an envoy with direct access to a populist leader will achieve more than formal channels. But they offer a realistic means of managing the international frictions generated by middle-power populism.