American Ambassadors - The Past, Present, and Future of America''s Diplomats

"The way in which people become ambassadors of the United States is the result of time-honored traditions and, in some cases, the most thinly veiled form of corruption in American government. "American Ambassadors" explains where ambassadors come from, what they do, where they go and why they still matter. It offers an insider's look at the complex bureaucratic process that determines who becomes an ambassador and the different paths to the title that are taken by career diplomats and political appointees. It describes how an ambassador's effectiveness is measured and why at least four ambassadors in recent years have resigned because of poor performance. It demonstrates how the embassy to which as ambassador is sent can depend on a person's race, gender, religion, sexual orientation and the size of their campaign contributions. And it makes the case for why, in today's ever more globalized world, their work is more important than ever"--

List of contents

Contents Introduction 1. A Brief History of the Title 2. Who Gets to Be an Ambassador - The Traditional Route 3. The Nontraditional 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 Acknowledgements Appendices Endnotes Index

Product details

• Authors: D Jett, D. Jett, Dennis C. Jett
• Publisher: Palgrave UK
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 17.12.2014
• EAN: 9781137395665
• ISBN: 978-1-137-39566-5
• No. of pages: 283
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature > Letters, diaries; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political system; B, History: specific events & topics, Europe, European Politics, Political Science, International Relations, Political science & theory, Political History, Diplomacy, World Politics, Palgrave Intern. Relations & Development Collection, Europe—Politics and government