Career diplomacy [[electronic resource] ] : life and work in the US foreign service / / Harry W. Kopp, Charles A. Gillespie

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910527530503321
• Autore: Kopp Harry
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Washington, D.C., : Georgetown University Press, 2011
• ISBN: 1-58901-754-4
• Edizione: [2nd ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (318 p.)
• Altri autori (Persone): GillespieCharles A
• Disciplina: 327.73
• Soggetti: Diplomatic and consular service, American; Electronic books.; United States Foreign relations administration
• 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: pt. 1. The institution -- pt. 2. The profession -- pt. 3. The career -- pt. 4. The future foreign service.
• Sommario/riassunto: Career Diplomacy -- now in its second edition -- 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 with over 100 current and former foreign service officers and specialists, the authors lay out what to expect in a foreign serv