The professional diplomat / by John Ensor Harr.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Harr, John Ensor, 1926- author.

Series:

Princeton legacy library.

Princeton Legacy Library

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Diplomatic and consular service, American.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (419 p.)

Place of Publication:

Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press, 1969.

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

The role of the Foreign Service Officer of the United States altered radically during and after World War II. John Harr, who served as a staff member of the Commission on Foreign Affairs Personnel in 1962 and as Director of the Office of Management Planning in the State Department for four years, describes the changes and the response of the Foreign Service Corps to them. He provides a direct approach to the understanding of the professional diplomat and of the pervasive force of professionalism in modern American society. He also outlines managerial strategy to meet the growth challenge of the future.Originally published in 1969.The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Acknowledgment

Tables and Figures

Abbreviations

Chart, Organization of the Department of State

General Schedule for Civil Service, Foreign Service Officer, Foreign Service Reserve, and Foreign Service Staff

Introduction

Part I. The Background and Forces of Change

1. The Profession: A New Diplomacy?

2. The System

3. The Organization

Part II. The Professional Group

4. Composition of the Corps

5. Social Origins and Characteristics

6. Characteristics, Norms, Attitudes

7. Change and the Profession

8. Coordination and Leadership

Part III. Conclusion

9. A Managerial Strategy for the Future

Appendix I. Methodological Appendix

Appendix II. Documents

Bibliography

Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 08. Jul 2019)

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0-691-64892-1

1-4008-7557-9

OCLC:

967588786