04077nam 2200517 450 991079765900332120170919054333.01-59888-746-7(CKB)3710000000484294(EBL)4086598(SSID)ssj0001691732(PQKBManifestationID)16539634(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001691732(PQKBWorkID)15051617(PQKB)25079252(MiAaPQ)EBC4086598(EXLCZ)99371000000048429420160224h20152015 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrUnderstanding the Department of State /Don PhilpottLanham, Maryland :Bernan Press,2015.©20151 online resource (336 p.)The Cabinet SeriesDescription based upon print version of record.1-59888-745-9 Understanding The Department Of State ; Contents ; Acknowledgement; PART I: STRUCTURE AND ROLE; 1. Introduction; Department Mission Statement ; 2. An Overview of the State Department; Fighting Terrorism; Homeland Security; Visas: Welcoming Foreign Citizens; Regional Stability ; Weapons of Mass Destruction; Criminal Justice ; Helping Americans; Economic Prosperity and Security; Democracy and Human Rights; Other Transnational Issues; Supporting Foreign and Civil Services; 3. Organization; Secretary of State and Deputy Secretaries; Under Secretaries; Special Advisors, Envoys, and RepresentativesBureaus and OfficesPART II: MAJOR EXTERNAL ISSUES; 4. Terrorism; ISIL ; Other Terrorist Threats; 5. Russia; Ukraine ; Russia and Closer Ties with China ; 6. China ; U.S. Assistance to China ; Bilateral Economic Relations ; China's Membership in International Organizations ; The Country ; Investment in China for U.S. Companies ; 7. Afghanistan ; U.S. Assistance to Afghanistan; Bilateral Economic Relations; Afghanistan's Membership in International Organizations ; The New Silk Road; Drug Trade; 8. Korea; Diplomacy; Six Party Diplomacy; The Role of China; Sanctions; Deterrence ; Human RightsProtecting American Citizens9. Iran and Iraq; Iran; Iraq; 10. Embassy Protection; Benghazi Attack; Buildings ; Staff ; International Travel and Health ; PART III: APPENDICES; Secretaries of State; Diplomacy Over the Years; 1750-1785: Colonial and Revolutionary Period; 1784-1800: The Diplomacy of the Early Republic; 1801-1829: Securing the Republic; 1830-1860: Diplomacy and Westward Expansion; 1861-1865: The Civil War and International Diplomacy; 1866-1898: Continued Expansion of United States Interests; 1899-1913: Defending U.S. International Interests; 1914-1920: World War OneThe Great Depression and U.S. Foreign Policy1937-1945: Diplomacy and the Road to War; 1945-1952: The Early Cold War; 1961-1968: The Presidencies of John F. Kennedy and Lyndon B. Johnson ; 1969-1976: The Presidencies of Richard M. Nixon and Gerald R. Ford ; 1977-1981: The Presidency of Jimmy Carter; 1981-1988: The Presidency of Ronald W. Reagan; 1989-1992: The Presidency of George H.W. Bush; 1993-2000: The Presidency of William J. Clinton; The Bush Administration (2001-2009); The Obama Administration (2009-2016)Understanding the Department of State looks at the main current issues it faces around the globe from relations with Russia and China to the civil war in Iraq and the growing threat from the Islamic State and other terrorist groups. The book also has brief biographies of all the Secretaries of State from Thomas Jefferson, the first to hold the position in 1790 to John Kerry, the current incumbent.Cabinet series.United StatesForeign relations administration321Philpott Don1515707MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910797659003321Understanding the Department of State3834754UNINA