04685nam 22004093 450 991051054880332120211129080318.09783030837693(electronic bk.)9783030837686(MiAaPQ)EBC6812237(Au-PeEL)EBL6812237(CKB)19919405500041(OCoLC)1287131773(EXLCZ)991991940550004120211129d2021 uy 0engurcnu||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierAmerican Ambassadors A Guide for Aspiring Diplomats and Foreign Service Officers2nd ed.Cham :Springer International Publishing AG,2021.©2022.1 online resource (468 pages)Print version: Jett, Dennis C. American Ambassadors Cham : Springer International Publishing AG,c2021 9783030837686 Intro -- ADST-DACOR Diplomats and Diplomacy Series -- Praise for the First Edition -- Praise for the Second Edition -- Preface to the Second Edition -- Acknowledgments -- My Introduction to Diplomatic Life -- Contents -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- 1 A Brief History of the Title -- The Early years-The Sometimes-Able Amateurs of a Third-Rate Power -- The Middle Years-A Player on the World Stage Recognizes the Need for Better Diplomats -- The Past 60 Years-Professionalization Hits Its Limit -- 2 Becoming an Ambassador-The Foreign Service Route -- The Foreign Service Route -- The First Steps for a Career Ambassador -- Getting to the Top -- And Getting to the Top Is Not Enough -- Grabbing the Brass Ring -- 3 Becoming an Ambassador-The Political Route -- 4 The Last Steps-Clearance and Confirmation -- 5 What an Ambassador Does -- Woody Was Right-Showing Up Matters -- Don't Beat the Staff -- Really-Don't Beat the Staff -- The Job Is Not What You Make It -- You Can Do Too Much as Well as Too Little -- You're Not in the Army Now … or the Air Force -- Planning Counts, Even When It Isn't Easy -- 6 Where Ambassadors Go -- Women -- Race and Ethnicity -- Sexual Orientation -- Religion -- Personal Preference -- 7 Why It Matters and How It Might Be Changed -- Resources and Efficiency -- Public Diplomacy -- American Exceptionalism -- Globalization -- Tax Treaties -- Law of the Sea -- Rights of the Disabled -- Rights of Children -- The Disadvantage of Globalization -- Reforming the State Department -- The Case Against Trump -- How It Might Be Changed -- Why It Might Not Get Much Better -- Appendices -- Appendix A: Questionnaire for Presidential Appointees, Obama Administration, November 2008, Trump Research Questionnaire 2020 -- I. Professional Background -- II. Publications, Writings, and Speeches -- III. Relationships and Affiliations.IV. Financial Information -- V. Tax Information -- VI. Legal and Administrative Proceedings -- VII. Domestic Help -- VIII. Miscellaneous -- 2020 Trump RESEARCH QUESTIONNAIRE -- Appendix B: AFSA Guidelines for Successful Performance as a Chief of Mission -- Introduction -- Role of the Chief of Mission -- Constitutional and Legislative Authority -- Work of the COM -- Challenges -- Recommended Guidelines for Successful Performance as a COM -- Working Group -- Appendix C: Treaties Pending Before the Senate as of 2014 and 2019 -- Treaties Pending as of October 22, 2019 -- Appendix D: Provisions of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 -- SEC. 207. 15 CHIEF OF MISSION- -- SEC. 304. APPOINTMENT OF CHIEFS OF MISSION- -- Appendix E: Presidential Letters of Instruction to Chiefs of Mission -- President Trump's Letter -- President Obama's Letter of Instruction to Chiefs of Mission -- President George W. Bush's Letter of Instruction to Chiefs of Mission -- Detailed Instructions -- President Clinton's Letter of Instruction to Chiefs of Mission -- President George H. W. Bush's Letter of Instruction to Chiefs of Mission -- Appendix F: Countries with Danger Pay Allowance -- Appendix G: Countries with Hardship Differentials -- Appendix H: Inspector General's Personal Questionnaire for Inspections -- PERSONAL QUESTIONNAIRE -- Workplace and Quality of Life Questionnaire -- Appendix I: Reform Reports and Their Recommendations -- Appendix J: Foreign Service Promotion Statistics 2020 -- Index.Electronic books.327.7300922Jett Dennis C561757MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQ9910510548803321American Ambassadors2551264UNINA