Career Diplomacy: Life and Work in the US Foreign Service, Fourth Edition

by Harry W. Kopp, John K. Naland

Overview

In this new and thoroughly revised edition of Career Diplomacy, Foreign Service veterans Harry W. Kopp and John K. Naland lay out what to expect in a Foreign Service career, from the entrance exam through midcareer and into the senior service—how to get in, get around, and get ahead. This guide offers readers a candid look at the profession.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781647121365
Publisher:	Georgetown University Press
Publication date:	11/01/2021
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	280
Sales rank:	936,447
File size:	5 MB
Age Range:	18 Years

About the Author

Harry W. Kopp, a former Foreign Service officer, served as deputy assistant secretary of state for international trade policy in the Carter and Reagan administrations.

John K. Naland, who had a distinguished twenty-nine-year career in the Foreign Service, is now a part-time lecturer at the US Department of State’s Foreign Service Institute. He is a former president of the American Foreign Service Association.

Table of Contents

Contents

List of Illustrations

Preface

Part I. The Institution

1. What Is the Foreign Service?

2. History

3. Diversity and Inclusion

4. The Foreign Service at the Department of State

5. Other Agencies: USAID, Commerce, Agriculture

Part II. The Profession

6. Form and Content

7. Duty and Danger

8. Politics and Professionalism

9. Team Players

Part III. The Career

10. Getting In

11. Career Trajectory

Part IV. The Future Foreign Service

12. Tomorrow’s Diplomats

Acknowledgments

Online Resources

Notes

Glossary

Bibliography

Index

About the Authors

What People are Saying About This

Hon. Teresita Schaffer

Harry Kopp and John Naland's Career Diplomacy was an instant classic, and the new fourth edition brings in important new material from the Trump years. It is the only basic book on US diplomacy that includes both a broad historical perspective and a wealth of very detailed and specific information on how the institution and the profession function. And they have made it a delightful read as well–a breath of fresh air in what is often regarded as a staid and stuffy profession.

Hon. Anne Patterson

Anyone contemplating a career in national security should read this book. Not only does Career Diplomacy offer vital personal advice, but it also candidly illustrates the sometimes rocky process by which diplomats and ambassadors in the field interact with other agencies to carry out America's foreign policy.

Editorial Reviews

This latest edition of Career Diplomacy improves upon the already high standard set by earlier versions and will be valuable to anyone studying the history and practice of American diplomacy and those interested in the State Department as an institution.

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This latest edition of Career Diplomacy improves upon the already high standard set by earlier versions and will be valuable to anyone studying the history and practice of American diplomacy and those interested in the State Department as an institution.

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