LEADER 04077nam 2200517 450 001 9910797659003321 005 20170919054333.0 010 $a1-59888-746-7 035 $a(CKB)3710000000484294 035 $a(EBL)4086598 035 $a(SSID)ssj0001691732 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)16539634 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001691732 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)15051617 035 $a(PQKB)25079252 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC4086598 035 $a(EXLCZ)993710000000484294 100 $a20160224h20152015 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aUnderstanding the Department of State /$fDon Philpott 210 1$aLanham, Maryland :$cBernan Press,$d2015. 210 4$dİ2015 215 $a1 online resource (336 p.) 225 1 $aThe Cabinet Series 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-59888-745-9 327 $aUnderstanding 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 Representatives 327 $aBureaus 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 Rights 327 $aProtecting 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 One 327 $aThe 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) 330 $aUnderstanding the Department of State looks at the main current issues it faces around the globe from relations with Russia and China to the civil war in Iraq and the growing threat from the Islamic State and other terrorist groups. The book also has brief biographies of all the Secretaries of State from Thomas Jefferson, the first to hold the position in 1790 to John Kerry, the current incumbent. 410 0$aCabinet series. 607 $aUnited States$xForeign relations administration 676 $a321 700 $aPhilpott$b Don$01515707 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910797659003321 996 $aUnderstanding the Department of State$93834754 997 $aUNINA