Ok, looks like we have our senior diplomats for the game:
The Kingdom of Italy - reis91
The German Empire - EUROO7
The Russian Empire - Taiisatai64
The Ottoman Empire - Suirantes
The United Kingdom - tamius23
The French Republic - Athalcor
The Austro-Hungarian Empire - TheExecuter, Lord Dalek
Lord Dalek, you were player number eight, so I have put you as a junior diplomat with Austria. Since TheExecuter offered to be a junior diplomat, maybe you two can agree to change seniority or rule as coequal rulers in the Dual Monarchy?
Esemesas, did you want to join the game, if so any country preferences?
Lord Strange, you can join Italy if you want to, but other positions are still open.
I'd like to get in a junior diplomat for Turkey if possible since Suirantes hasn't played the game before.
We could still use quite a few more junior diplomats, and you can have a very fun game in that position as well, discussing strategy in a team and negotiating with other countries. And there's always the possibility of being promoted, when somebody has to drop out of the game.
Of course you are free to start negotiating now, but I'll officially start the game tomorrow with a three day phase.