在宋朝大臣中接觸宋遼外交事務者，蘇頌可算是接觸較深的一位。因為他除了整編一部宋遼外交檔案資料彙編──《華戎魯衛信錄》之外，也擔任過接伴、送伴、館伴遼使的工作，以及兩次以生辰使的身份出使遼國，還曾經撰寫過宋對遼的外交文書。因此蘇頌在宋遼外交事務上的表現，值得我們加以探討。

Among the Song officials who engaged in Song-Liao diplomatic affairs, Su Song was a more acquainted one. He compiled a volume of Song-Liao diplomatic documents, Hua Rong Lu Wei Xin Lu. He had served as escorts for Liao ambassadors, and had twice been sent to the Liao as a birthday-ambassador. He had also written documents regarding Song-Liao diplomacy. It is thus worthwhile to further examine Su Song’s engagement in Song-Liao diplomatic affairs.