LEADER 03953nam 22006495 450 001 9910522961803321 005 20230810173633.0 010 $a9783030837693$b(electronic bk.) 010 $z9783030837686 024 7 $a10.1007/978-3-030-83769-3 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC6812237 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL6812237 035 $a(CKB)19919405500041 035 $a(OCoLC)1287131773 035 $a(DE-He213)978-3-030-83769-3 035 $a(EXLCZ)9919919405500041 100 $a20211125d2022 u| 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aAmerican Ambassadors $eA Guide for Aspiring Diplomats and Foreign Service Officers /$fby Dennis C. Jett 205 $a2nd ed. 2022. 210 1$aCham :$cSpringer International Publishing :$cImprint: Palgrave Macmillan,$d2022. 215 $a1 online resource (468 pages) 225 1 $aADST-DACOR diplomats and diplomacy series 300 $aIncludes index. 311 08$aPrint version: Jett, Dennis C. American Ambassadors Cham : Springer International Publishing AG,c2021 9783030837686 327 $a1 A Brief History of the Title -- 2 Becoming an Ambassador--The Foreign Service Route -- 3 Becoming an Ambassador--The Political Appointee Route -- 4 The Last Steps--Clearance and Confirmation -- 5 What An Ambassador Does -- 6 Where Ambassadors Go -- 7 Why It Matters and How It Might Be Changed. . 330 $aIf you ever wondered who becomes an American ambassador and why, this is the book for you. It describes how Foreign Service officers become ambassadors by rising up through the ranks, and why they typically make up about 70 percent of the total number of ambassadors. It also covers where the other 30 percent come from?the political appointees who get the job because they helped elect the president by supporting him as a campaign contributor, a political ally, or a personal friend. It explains why, despite being illegal and a threat to national security, selling the title of ambassador remains a common practice that is also unique to the United States. It considers why some suggestions for reform are misguided, what might be done, and why who the president is matters so much in determining how well the United States will be represented abroad. This updated and revised edition of Jett's classic book not only provides a timely overview of American ambassadorship for Foreign Service Officers, aspiring diplomats, and interested citizens, but also calls for much-needed reform, describing the dire implications of failing to change our ambassadorial appointments process for the future of American diplomatic practice and foreign policy. Dennis C. Jett is Professor of International Affairs at Penn State University, USA. As a career diplomat, he served as Ambassador to Peru and Mozambique and in four other countries. He has a Ph.D. in International Relations from the University of Witwatersrand, South Africa. 410 0$aADST-DACOR diplomats and diplomacy series. 606 $aDiplomacy 606 $aAmerica$xPolitics and government 606 $aPolitical science 606 $aInternational relations$xHistory 606 $aDiplomacy 606 $aAmerican Politics 606 $aGovernance and Government 606 $aDiplomatic and International History 615 0$aDiplomacy. 615 0$aAmerica$xPolitics and government. 615 0$aPolitical science. 615 0$aInternational relations$xHistory. 615 14$aDiplomacy. 615 24$aAmerican Politics. 615 24$aGovernance and Government. 615 24$aDiplomatic and International History. 676 $a306.24 676 $a327.7300922 700 $aJett$b Dennis C.$f1945-$0561757 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 912 $a9910522961803321 996 $aAmerican Ambassadors$92595197 997 $aUNINA