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Record Nr.

UNINA9910459605703321

Autore

Wevill Richard

Titolo

Diplomacy, Roger Makins and the Anglo-American relationship / / by Richard Wevill

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Surrey, England ; ; Burlington, Vermont : , : Ashgate Publishing Limited : , : Ashgate Publishing Company, , 2014

©2014

ISBN

1-317-15049-X

1-317-15048-1

1-4724-4650-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (211 p.)

Disciplina

327.41073092

Soggetti

Ambassadors - Great Britain

Electronic books.

Great Britain Foreign relations 1945-

Great Britain Foreign relations United States

United States Foreign relations Great Britain

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Contents; About the Author; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1 Formative Years; 2 War and Diplomacy; 3 Washington and Atomic Energy; 4 The Whitehall Elite; 5 The Ambassador and the Foreign Office; 6 The Treasury Years; 7 Atomic Energy Authority and 'Retirement'; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Roger Makins, British Ambassador to Washington 1953-1956, was one of the most prominent and powerful diplomats of his time. His career was unusual for a Foreign Office official, in that such a large part of it took place in Washington and London, and was centered on Anglo-American relationships. This book describes his life, times and the important players he dealt with on both sides of the Atlantic. It sheds light on how the 'special relationship' between Britain and America developed, and shows how great an impact a civil servant can have on policy.