Career diplomacy : life and work in the US Foreign Service /
Ronald Neumann, former U.S. ambassador and president of the American Academy of Diplomacy, called the second edition of Career Diplomacy a "must-read for those seeking understanding of today's foreign service." In this third edition Kopp and Naland, both of whom had distinguished care...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Washington, D.C. :
Georgetown University Press,
[2017].
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| Edition: | Third edition. |
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| Summary: | Ronald Neumann, former U.S. ambassador and president of the American Academy of Diplomacy, called the second edition of Career Diplomacy a "must-read for those seeking understanding of today's foreign service." In this third edition Kopp and Naland, both of whom had distinguished careers in the field, provide an authoritative and candid account of the foreign service, exploring the five career tracks, consular, political, economic, management and public diplomacy, through their own experience and through interviews with over one hundred current and former foreign service officials. The book includes significant revisions and updates from the previous edition, such as Obama administration's use of the foreign service, a thorough discussion of the relationship of the foreign service and the Department of State to other agencies and to the combatant commands, an expanded analysis of hiring procedures, commentary on challenging management issues in the Department of State, including the proliferation of political appointments, the rapid growth in the number of high-level positions and the difficulties of running an agency with employees in two personnel systems (civil service and foreign service) and a fresh examination of the changing nature and demographics of the foreign service. Includes a glossary, bibliography and list of websites and blogs on the subject. |
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| Physical Description: | xi, 285 pages ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781626164680 1626164681 9781626164697 162616469X |