Career Diplomacy Life and Work in the U. S. Foreign Service

Name: Career Diplomacy Life and Work in the U. S. Foreign Service
Price: 3.87 USD
Availability: InStock
ISBN: 9781589012196

ISBN-10: 1589012194

ISBN-13: 9781589012196

Edition: 2008

Authors: Harry W. Kopp, Charles A. Gillespie, Harry Kopp

List price: $26.95

30 day, 100% satisfaction guarantee!

Marketplace

4 new & used from $3.87

what's this?

Rush Rewards U
Members Receive:

You have reached 400 XP and carrot coins. That is the daily max!

Description:

The U.S. Foreign Service is sometimes derided, often underappreciated, occasionally praised, rarely examined, and almost never understood. And yet whether America's diplomacy succeeds or fails depends to a large extent on its foreign service professionals. Career Diplomacy is an insider's guide that examines the foreign service as an institution, a profession, and a career. Harry W. Kopp and Charles A. Gillespie, both of whom had long and distinguished careers in the foreign service, provide a full and well-rounded picture of the organization, its place in history, its strengths and weaknesses, and its role in American foreign affairs. Based on their own experiences and through interviews…

Book details

List price: $26.95
Copyright year: 2008
Publisher: Georgetown University Press
Publication date: 8/13/2008
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 320
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 0.880
Language: English



Illustrations


Preface


Acknowledgments



The Institution



What Is the Foreign Service?



History



The Foreign Service Today



The Profession



Form and Content



Stabilization and Reconstruction in Iraq



Politics and Professionalism



The Career



Stability and Change



Foreign Service Functions-Five Tracks



Assignments and Promotions



The Future Foreign Service



Tomorrow's Diplomats


Appendices



Department of State Organization Chart



Foreign Service Core Precepts



Interviews



Websites


Notes


Glossary


Bibliography


About the Authors


Index