U.S. Diplomacy
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An Online Exploration of Diplomatic History and Foreign Affairs
HISTORICAL SETTING
Brief History
Creating the Young Republic
Protecting the Young Republic
Helping the Nation Expand
Helping Preserve the Union
Diplomatic Growth During Times of Security
Ambivalent Internationalists
Fighting Dictators
Leadership and Conflict
Years of Confrontation
The Post-Cold War World
Multiateral Challenges
onfronting Terrorism and Crisis
Other Global Issues
Transforming U.S. Diplomacy
New Approaches
Historical Overview
Historical Sketches
History of the State Department
Historical Figures
Benjamin Franklin
John Adams
Thomas Jefferson
John Quiny Adams
Charles Francis Adams
William H. Steward
John M. May
Secretaries of State Since WWII
James Francis Byrnes (1945 - 1947)
George Catlett Marshall (1947 - 1949)
Dean Godderham Acheson (1949 - 1953)
John Foster Dulles (1953 - 1959)
Christian A. Herter (1959 - 1961)
Dean D. Rusk (1961 - 1969)
William P. Rogers (1969 - 1973)
Henry A. Kissinger (1973 - 1977)
Cyrus Roberts Vance (1977 - 1980)
Edmund Sixtus Muskie (1980 - 1981)
Alexander M. Haig Jr. (1981 - 1982)
George Pratt Schultz (1982 - 1989)
James Addison Baker III (1989 - 1992)
Lawrence S. Eagleburger (1992 - 1993)
Warren Minor Cristopher (1993 - 1997)
Madeline Korbel Albright (1997 - 2001)
Colin Powell (2001 - 2005)
Condoleezza Rice (2005 - 2009)
Hillary Rodham Clinton (2009 - present)
The Professional Service
Examples of Excellence
Frank Almaguer (1945 - present)
Diego C. Asencio (1931 - present)
Hiram Bingham IV (1903 - 1988)
Charles "Chip" Bohlen (1904 - 1974)
Eric J. Boswell (1945 - present)
Thomas D. Boyatt (1933 - present)
Ellis O. Briggs (1899 - 1976)
Ralph Johnson Bunche (1904 - 1971)
Marc I. Grossman (1951 - present)
Philip C. Habib (1920 - 1992)
F. Allen "Tex" Harris (1938 - present)
Arthur A. Hartman (1926 - present)
Loy W. Henderson (1892 - 1986)
U. Alexis Johnson (1908 - 1977)
George F. Kennan (1904 - 2005)
Alan P. Larson (1949 - present)
Robert D. Murphy (1894 - 1978)
Thomas Pickering (1931 - present)
John E. Reinhardt (1920 - present)
Rozanna "Roz" L. Ridgway (1935 - present)
Mary A. Ryan (1941 - 2006)
Ronald I. Spiers (1925 - present)
Terence A. Todman (1926 - present)
Clifton R. Wharton (1899 - 1990)
Frances E. Willis (1899 - 1983)
Diplomats in Harm's Way
Allen Wendt (Saigon 1968)
Terry McNamara (Cen Tho, Vietnam 1975)
Jackie Bong Wright (Saigon, 1975)
Bruce Laingen (Tehran, 1979 - 1981)
John Limbert (Tehran, 1979 - 1981)
Bruce Flatin (Kabul, 1979)
Diego Asencio (Bogota, 1980)
Robert Dillon (Beirut, 1983)
James Bishop (Mogadishu, 1990 - 1991)
Prudence Bushnell (Nairobi, 1998)
China Hands
Overview
The China Hands
China Hands Under Attack
What Happened to Them
Reactions to Secretary Acheson and Dulles
The Role of the American Foreign Service Association
Arabists
Who Are the Arabists?
Arabists and Israel
Responses to the Arabists
How the Arabists Have Been Treated
Contemporary Arabists
Arabist Oral Histories
A More Representative Foreign Service
DIMENSIONS OF DIPLOMACY
Contemporary Diplomacy
Transnational Issues
Commercial Diplomacy
Public Diplomacy
Political-Military Relations
Ethics and Theories
Ethics in International Affairs
Theories of International Relations
International Law
Major Treaties and Conventions
Diplomatic and Consular Immunity
STATE DEPARTMENT
The White House and Congress
Relations with the White House
Relations with Congress
At Home
Purposes, Resources, and Structure
Personnel Categories
Employee Organizations
Training: Foreign Service Institute
Foreign Service Career Issues
Abroad
State Personnel at Larger Missions
U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)
Other Members of the "Country Team"
Other Congressionally-Funded Organizations
INTERNATIONAL SETTING
Foreign Country Information
Individuals, Organizations, and Institutions
RESOURCES
Oral History Project
Acronyms and Abbreviations
Bibliography
Useful Websites
Accessibility Options
Video Transcripts