Permanent Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs, 1854-1946

Chief among the personnel at the Foreign Office is the Permanent Under-secretary, the senior civil servant who oversees the department and advises the Foreign Secretary. This book is a study of the twelve men who held this Office from 1854-1946.

Table des matières

Introduction  1. Edmund Hammond (1854-1873)  2. Lord Tenterden (1873-1882)  3. Sir Julian Pauncefote (1882-1889)  4. Sir Philip Currie (1889-1893)  5. Sir Thomas Sanderson (1894-1906)  6. Sir Charles Hardinge (I) (1906-1910)  7. Sir Arthur Nicolson (1906-1910)  8. Sir Charles Hardinge (II) (1916-1920)  9. Sir Eyre Crowe (1920-1925)  10. Sir William Tyrrell (1925-1928) and Sir Ronald Lindsay (1928-29)  11. Sir Robert Vansittart (1930-1937)  12. Sir Alexander Cadogan (1938-1946).  Conclusion

A propos de l'auteur

Keith Neilson is Professor of History at the Royal Military College of Canada.

T.G. Otte is Senior Lecturer in Diplomatic History at the University of East Anglia.

Résumé

Chief among the personnel at the Foreign Office is the Permanent Under-secretary, the senior civil servant who oversees the department and advises the Foreign Secretary. This book is a study of the twelve men who held this Office from 1854–1946.

Détails du produit

• Auteurs: Keith Neilson, Keith (Royal Military College of Canada Neilson, Keith Otte Neilson, T G Otte, T. G. Otte, T.G. Otte
• Edition: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Langues: Anglais
• Format d'édition: Livre de poche
• Sortie: 10.10.2012
• EAN: 9780415542975
• ISBN: 978-0-415-54297-5
• Pages: 380
• Thème: British Politics and Society
• Catégories: Livres de conseils; Sciences humaines, art, musique > Histoire; Sciences sociales, droit, économie > Sciences politiques > Théories de l'Etat et administration politique; HISTORY / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / History & Theory, POLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / General, Politics & government, HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / General, Politics and government