Prime Ministers and Diplomats
Author : P. G. Edwards
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 260 pages
File Size : 29,73 MB
Release : 1983
Category : History
ISBN :
Prime Ministers and Diplomats
Author : Peter Geoffrey Edwards
Publisher :
Page : 250 pages
File Size : 17,92 MB
Release :
Category :
ISBN : 9780598137548
Book Description
What Diplomats Do
Author : Brian Barder
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 246 pages
File Size : 22,18 MB
Release : 2014-07-22
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 1442226366
Book Description
What do diplomats actually do? That is what this text seeks to answer by describing the various stages of a typical diplomat’s career. The book follows a fictional diplomat from his application to join the national diplomatic service through different postings at home and overseas, culminating with his appointment as ambassador and retirement. Each chapter contains case studies, based on the author’s thirty year experience as a diplomat, Ambassador, and High Commissioner. These illustrate such key issues as the role of the diplomat during emergency crises or working as part of a national delegation to a permanent conference as the United Nations. Rigorously academic in its coverage yet extremely lively and engaging, this unique work will serve as a primer to any students and junior diplomats wishing to grasp what the practice of diplomacy is actually like.
Diplomat in Chief
Author : Elmer Plischke
Publisher : Greenwood
Page : 564 pages
File Size : 29,75 MB
Release : 1986
Category : Presidents
ISBN :
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Foreign Ministries in the European Union
Author : B. Hocking
Publisher : Springer
Page : 330 pages
File Size : 25,82 MB
Release : 2016-07-02
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 0230287832
Book Description
What role, if any, does the foreign ministry perform in contemporary world politics? Is the argument that it is in a state of terminal decline accurate or rooted in only partial understandings of its changing character? Foreign Ministries in the European Union explores this theme in the context of the EU where foreign ministry has played a key role in the development of integration but where its role is increasingly questioned. The contributors examine the foreign ministry in thirteen member states and draw conclusions that challenge some conventional wisdoms.
How Diplomats Make War
Author : Francis Neilson
Publisher :
Page : 410 pages
File Size : 29,61 MB
Release : 1915
Category : Diplomacy
ISBN :
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Behind Diplomatic Lines
Author : Patrick Wright
Publisher : Biteback Publishing
Page : 257 pages
File Size : 36,31 MB
Release : 2018-01-29
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 1785903454
Book Description
Patrick Wright's memoir opens on a diplomatic crisis. A growing number of countries are threatening to boycott the Commonwealth Games in protest of the British government's handling of South African apartheid. And the problems only get worse. Patrick Wright was one of the pre-eminent diplomats of his day, putting him at the forefront of some of the late twentieth century's most important global events. His six years at the FCO found him dealing with the backlash from the Falklands War, the collapse of the Soviet Union, strained relations with the EU, the First Gulf War and, perhaps most challenging of all, the 'fire and glares' of Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher. Lord Wright's account is not only an essential documentation of a significant historical period, but witty and entertaining throughout. He revels in gossip, despairs at the mischievous press 'painting lurid pictures of Britain versus the Rest', recalls numerous amusing scenarios and is rather brutal in his assessment of various high-profile political figures.
Ministers, Mandarins and Diplomats
Author :
Publisher : Melbourne Univ. Publishing
Page : 254 pages
File Size : 11,36 MB
Release : 2003
Category : History
ISBN : 9780522850475
Book Description
In the three decades from the beginning of World War II Australia emerged on the world stage as an independent actor in foreign affairs. The key institution overseeing the development of Australia's international status and foreign policy during that period was the Department of External Affairs. This stimulating collection of essays explores the history of this government department as it grew from being a small amateur bureaucratic player to become a professional global network. This book sheds new light on the major figures in Australian international history, H. V. 'Doc' Evatt, Percy Spender, Richard Casey, Garfield Barwick and Paul Hasluckandmdash;and their relationships with their senior bureaucratic advisers. The experiences of Australian diplomats, as they joined the Department of External Affairs as junior recruits and worked overseas, are also examined. Ministers, Mandarins and Diplomats tells the story of the people, the events and the ideas that shaped Australian foreign policy and gave Australia its identity in the eyes of the rest of the world.
Accidental Diplomat, The: The Autobiography Of Maurice Baker
Author : Maurice Baker
Publisher : World Scientific
Page : 301 pages
File Size : 42,52 MB
Release : 2014-07-25
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9814618330
Book Description
“For the life of a diplomat is often a variation of routine boredom and exhilarating crises.”Maurice Baker is an academic and one of Singapore's pioneer diplomats. Growing up in colonial-governed Malaya and Singapore, his profound love for great literature works inspired him to obtain an honors in English from King's college, London in 1948 despite the cruelties faced during and after the Second World War. Baker's humble beginnings and political consciousness earned him the friendship and respect of many diplomats during his missions to India in 1967, Malaysia in 1969, Philippines in 1977 and back to Malaysia in 1980 before retiring from his career as a diplomat in 1988. Between his diplomatic missions, Baker returned to Singapore in 1972 to head the Department of English at the University of Singapore for five years.This is Baker's story of how he came to be The Accidental Diplomat. With occasional poems and a sense of humor, he candidly recounts the colourful romances of his life to his enriching encounters of diplomatic relations. His portrayals of admiration for great leaders and men paint a vivid picture of the qualities that guided his beliefs, proving that he was by no means an “Accidental Diplomat” in the eyes of others.
Not Too Correct an Aureole
Author : John Balfour
Publisher :
Page : 200 pages
File Size : 19,97 MB
Release : 1983
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN :
