U.S. Department of State: A Reference History

Author Elmer Plischke

Publisher Greenwood Publishing Group

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Author

Elmer Plischke

Publisher

Greenwood Publishing Group

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Copyright

1999

ISBN13

9780313032882

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eBook

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College Freshman - College Senior

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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.
Front Cover.
Half Title Page.
Frontispiece.
Title page.
Copyright Page.
Other Frontmatter.
Contents.
Illustrations.
Preface.
Glossary of Diplomatic Terms.
Glossary of Symbols and Acronyms.
1: To 1801.
2: Origins of American Diplomacy—Prelude.
3: Early Developments.
4: Union and Independence.
5: Foreign Relations of the American Confederation, 1774–1789.
6: Conclusion.
7: Notes.
8: Federalist Period—Creating the Department of State and Diplomatic Corps, 1789–1801.
9: Establishment of the Department of State.
10: Organization and Management.
11: Diplomatic and Consular Representation.
12: Treaty Making.
13: Conclusion—Status at End of Federalist Period.
14: Notes.
15: 1801–1861.
16: Post–Federalist Period—Germination and Crystallization, 1801–1829.
17: Organization and Management.
18: Diplomatic and Consular Representation.
19: Treaty Making.
20: Conclusion.
21: Notes.
22: Transition Period—Extension and Stabilization, 1829–1861.
23: Organization and Management.
24: Staffing and Reorganizing the Department.
25: Home of the Department.
26: Extraneous and Domestic Departmental Functions—Allocation and Transfer.
27: Diplomatic and Consular Representation.
28: Treaty Making.
29: Conclusion.
30: Notes.
31: 1861–1945.
32: The Road to Becoming a Great World Power—Amplification, Innovation, and Renovation, 1861–1913.
33: Presidents, Their Secretaries, and Senior Departmental Staff.
34: Composition, Reorganization, and Management.
35: Diplomatic and Consular Representation.
36: Treaty Making.
37: International Conferences and Organizations.
38: Conclusion.
39: Notes.
40: United States Becomes a Superpower—Expansion, Reorganization, and Career Consolidation, 1914–1945.
41: Presidents and their Secretaries of State.
42: Management, Reorganization, and Modernization.
43: Diplomatic and Consular Representation.
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