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American ambassadors : the past, present, and future of America's diplomats
- Title
- American ambassadors : the past, present, and future of America's diplomats / Dennis C. Jett.
- Author
- Jett, Dennis C., 1945-
- Publication
- New York, NY : Palgrave Macmillan, 2014.
- Supplementary Content
- Cover image
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- Description
- xiv, 283 pages : illustrations; 25 cm
- Summary
- "The way in which people become ambassadors of the United States is the result of time-honored traditions and, in some cases, the most thinly veiled form of corruption in American government. "American Ambassadors" explains where ambassadors come from, what they do, where they go and why they still matter. It offers an insider's look at the complex bureaucratic process that determines who becomes an ambassador and the different paths to the title that are taken by career diplomats and political appointees. It describes how an ambassador's effectiveness is measured and why at least four ambassadors in recent years have resigned because of poor performance. It demonstrates how the embassy to which as ambassador is sent can depend on a person's race, gender, religion, sexual orientation and the size of their campaign contributions. And it makes the case for why, in today's ever more globalized world, their work is more important than ever"--
- Subject
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Contents
- Machine generated contents note: -- Contents -- Introduction -- 1. A Brief History of the Title -- 2. Who Gets to Be an Ambassador -- The Traditional Route -- 3. The Nontraditional Route -- 4. The Last Steps -- Clearance and Confirmation -- 5. What An Ambassador Does -- 6. Where Ambassadors Go -- 7. Why It Matters and How It Might Be Changed -- Acknowledgements -- Appendices -- Endnotes -- Index.
- Call Number
- E840
- ISBN
- 9781137395665
- 1137395664
- LCCN
- 2014026294
- OCLC
- 885910478
- Author
- Jett, Dennis C., 1945- author.
- Title
- American ambassadors : the past, present, and future of America's diplomats / Dennis C. Jett.
- Publisher
- New York, NY : Palgrave Macmillan, 2014.
- Edition
- First edition.
- Type of Content
- text
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- volume
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Connect to:
- Research Call Number
- *R-USLHG E840 .J48 2014