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Record Nr.

UNINA9910821985503321

Autore

Bloemendal Albertine

Titolo

Reframing the diplomat : Ernst van der Beugel and the Cold War Atlantic community / / by Albertine Bloemendal

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Leiden ; ; Boston : , : Brill, , [2018]

ISBN

90-04-35959-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (370 pages) : illustrations, photographs

Collana

New perspectives on the Cold War ; ; v. 3

Disciplina

327.4920092

Soggetti

Statesmen - Netherlands

Diplomats - Netherlands

European federation

International relations - History - 20th century

Diplomatic relations

Diplomats

International relations

Politics and government

Statesmen

Biography

History

North Atlantic Region Politics and government

Europe Foreign relations United States

United States Foreign relations Europe

Netherlands Foreign relations

Europe

Netherlands

North Atlantic Region

United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Front Matter -- Copyright page -- -- Acknowledgements -- List of Illustrations -- Introduction -- “The Great Mistake of the West” -- “Present at the Creation” -- An Atlanticist European -- Unofficial



Ambassador for an Atlantic Community -- The Gaullist Challenge -- Defense, Détente and the “Average Man” -- The Challenge of the Successor Generation -- Conclusion: A Call for a New Diplomatic History.

Sommario/riassunto

In Reframing the Diplomat Albertine Bloemendal offers a unique window onto the unofficial dimension of Cold War transatlantic relations by analyzing the diplomatic role of the Dutch Atlanticist Ernst van der Beugel as a government official and as a private diplomat. After a career with the Dutch government at the frontlines of the Marshall Plan, European integration and transatlantic relations, Van der Beugel pursued a more freestyle approach to diplomacy as a private citizen, most notably through his role as Secretary-General of the illustrious Bilderberg Meetings and his ties to the European and American foreign policy establishments. This book also traces his close friendship with Henry Kissinger, which provided him with a direct line to the White House.