AMERICAN FOREIGN SERVICE

by J. Rives Childs ‧ RELEASE DATE: Jan. 19, 1947

An outline and history of the American Foreign Service, by a member, from its earnest beginnings during the Revolution, to its present form under the Foreign Service Act of 1946. For the most part, the author sketches in the constitutional and legislative background of the service in its early years, but he describes in considerable tail the duties and functions of our diplomatic corps today, using our Paris Embassy and Ambassador Caffery as illustration. Discussed are the nature of the work, calibre of personnel, machinery of recruitment and promotion; here is a review of the functions of the Foreign Service with the Departments of State, Agriculture, Commerce, Treasury, and Navy coordinated. The appendix has the Foreign Service Act text, complete, and brief outline of the British and French foreign service. A concise, informative factual, not critical nor interpretative.

Pub Date: Jan. 19, 1947

ISBN: N/A

Page Count: -

Publisher: Holt

Review Posted Online: N/A

Kirkus Reviews Issue: Jan. 1, 1947

Categories: NONFICTION