U.S. Department of State

U.S. Department of State
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Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Total Pages : 806
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ISBN-10 : 9780313032882
ISBN-13 : 0313032882
Rating : 4/5 (82 Downloads)

Synopsis U.S. Department of State by : Elmer Plischke

This reference history describes and analyzes the State Department and Foreign Service of the United States. It also outlines the history of three major State Department functions, namely, the treatymaking process and record, representation in international conferences, and participation in international organizations and other agencies. The volume covers more than two centuries—from the genesis of American diplomacy to the 1990s. Unlike other works, this volume deals with such matters as departmental organization and management; personnel and staffing; administrative practices, reform, and reorganization; and the Department's operations, functions, principal and other officers, and problems. The volume consists of eight chapters, extensively footnoted, each of which focuses on successive periods grouped in four major historical eras. Tables are designed to serve as further reference for long-range historical analysis and exploration. The book is supplemented with three appendixes and a comprehensive bibliography. A complete and up-to-date major reference, this will be an asset to the reference collections of both academic and public libraries.

Black Diplomacy

Black Diplomacy
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Publisher : M.E. Sharpe
Total Pages : 450
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ISBN-10 : 0765633310
ISBN-13 : 9780765633316
Rating : 4/5 (10 Downloads)

Synopsis Black Diplomacy by : Michael L. Krenn

A fascinating look at a previously ignored piece of our nation's history, Black Diplomacy covers integration of the State Department after 1945 and the subsequent appointments of Black ambassadors to Third World and African nations. In seven illuminating chapters, Krenn covers the efforts to integrate the State Department; the setbacks during the Eisenhower years; and the gains achieved during the administrations of JFK and LBJ. Not content with simply using traditional sources (federal and other governmental agency records), he gained fresh insights from the papers of the NAACP, African American newspapers, and journals of the period. He also conducted original interviews with Edward Dudley (America's first black ambassador), Richard Fox, Horace Dawson, Ronald Palmer, and Terrence Todman (never before interviewed--ambassador to six nations beginning in 1952, and an assistant secretary of state). This unique look at the period will be of interest to anyone attempting to understand both the history of the civil rights movement in the U.S. and America's Cold War relations with underdeveloped nations during the quarter century after World War II.

Black Diplomacy

Black Diplomacy
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Publisher : Routledge
Total Pages : 233
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ISBN-10 : 9781317475828
ISBN-13 : 1317475828
Rating : 4/5 (28 Downloads)

Synopsis Black Diplomacy by : Michael Krenn

This text covers integration of the State Department after 1945 and the subsequent appointments of Black ambassadors to Third World and African nations. Other topics include: the setbacks during the Eisenhower years and the gains achieved during the Kennedy and Johnson administrations.

American Statecraft

American Statecraft
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Publisher : Macmillan
Total Pages : 945
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ISBN-10 : 9781250037459
ISBN-13 : 125003745X
Rating : 4/5 (59 Downloads)

Synopsis American Statecraft by : J. Robert Moskin

A "look at the unsung men and women of the U.S. Foreign Service whose dedication and sacrifices have been a crucial part of our history for over two centuries. Fifteen years in the making, veteran journalist and historian Moskin has traveled the globe conducting hundreds of interviews both in and out of the State Department to look behind the scenes at America's 'militiamen of diplomacy'"--

The Department of State Bulletin

The Department of State Bulletin
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Publisher :
Total Pages : 472
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ISBN-10 : MSU:31293008122347
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Rating : 4/5 (47 Downloads)

Synopsis The Department of State Bulletin by : United States. Department of State

The official monthly record of United States foreign policy.

Career Diplomacy

Career Diplomacy
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Publisher : Georgetown University Press
Total Pages : 320
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ISBN-10 : 9781647121365
ISBN-13 : 1647121361
Rating : 4/5 (65 Downloads)

Synopsis Career Diplomacy by : Harry W. Kopp

In this new and thoroughly revised edition of Career Diplomacy, Foreign Service veterans Harry W. Kopp and John K. Naland lay out what to expect in a Foreign Service career, from the entrance exam through midcareer and into the senior service—how to get in, get around, and get ahead. This guide offers readers a candid look at the profession.

US Consular Representation in Britain since 1790

US Consular Representation in Britain since 1790
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Publisher : Anthem Press
Total Pages : 340
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ISBN-10 : 9781783087457
ISBN-13 : 1783087455
Rating : 4/5 (57 Downloads)

Synopsis US Consular Representation in Britain since 1790 by : Nicholas M Keegan

In its early years the United States Consular Service was a relatively amateurish organization, often staffed by unsuitable characters whose appointments had been obtained as political favours from victorious presidential candidates—a practice known as the Spoils System. Most personnel changed every four years when new administrations came in. This compared unfavourably with the consular services of the European nations, but gradually by the turn of the twentieth century things had improved considerably—appointment procedures were tightened up, inspections of consuls and how they managed their consulates were introduced, and the separate Consular Service and Diplomatic Service were merged to form the Foreign Service. The first appointments to Britain were made in 1790, with James Maury becoming the first operational consul in the country, at Liverpool. At one point, there was a network of up to ninety US consular offices throughout the UK, stretching from the Orkney Islands to the Channel Islands. Nowadays, there is only the consular section in the embassy and the consulates general in Edinburgh and Belfast.