American Ambassadors [electronic resource] : The Past, Present, and Future of America’s Diplomats /
Jett, D.author.
Some of those named as American ambassadors are the product of both a time-honored tradition and a thinly veiled form of corruption. 'American Ambassadors' explains how a person becomes an ambassador, where they go, what they do and why, in today's ever more globalized world, they are more important than ever.
""Cover""; ""Title""; ""Copyright""; ""Dedication""; ""Contents""; ""List of Figures and Tables""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Introduction""; ""CHAPTER 1 A Brief History of the Title""; ""CHAPTER 2 Who Gets to Be an Ambassadorâ€? The Traditional Route""; ""CHAPTER 3 The Nontraditional Route""; ""CHAPTER 4 The Last Stepsâ€?Clearance and Confirmation""; ""CHAPTER 5 What an Ambassador Does""; ""CHAPTER 6 Where Ambassadors Go""; ""CHAPTER 7 Why It Matters and How It Might Be Changed""; ""Appendices""; ""Notes""; ""Index""
Includes index.
Some of those named as American ambassadors are the product of both a time-honored tradition and a thinly veiled form of corruption. 'American Ambassadors' explains how a person becomes an ambassador, where they go, what they do and why, in today's ever more globalized world, they are more important than ever.
Europe—Politics and government.
International relations.
Political science.
Diplomacy.
World politics.
European Politics.
International Relations.
Political Science.
Diplomacy.
Political History.