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Dunn, Dennis J.
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327.47073 21
Publication Date
1998
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On November 16, 1933, Franklin D. Roosevelt and Soviet Commissar of Foreign Affairs Maxim Litvinov signed an agreement establishing diplomatic ties between the United States and the Soviet Union. Two days later Roosevelt named the first of five ambassadors he would place in Moscow between 1933 and 1945. Caught between Roosevelt and Stalin tells the dramatic and important story of these ambassadors and their often contentious relationships with the two most powerful men in the world. More than fifty years after his death, Roosevelt's foreign policy, especially regarding the Soviet Union, remains a subject of intense debate. Dennis Dunn offers an ambitious new appraisal of the apparent confusion and contradiction in Roosevelt's policy - one moment publicizing the four freedoms and the Atlantic Charter and the next moment giving tacit approval to Stalin's control of parts of Eastern Europe and northeast Asia. Dunn argues that "Rooseveltism," the president's belief that the Soviet Union and the United States were both developing into modern social democracies, blinded Roosevelt to the true nature of Stalin's brutal dictatorship despite repeated warnings from his ambassadors in Moscow.
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Nolan, Cathal J.
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327.7300922 21
Publication Date
1997
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Spans more than 200 years of U.S. diplomatic history. Presents an implicit account of the evolution of the U.S. diplomatic service, from its founding and early principles through the 20th century evolution of its habits and culture.
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Ebben, Maurits Alexander, 1955- editor.
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327.209 23
Publication Date
2020
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"Because of the overarching shadow of 'the state' in all things diplomatic, traditional diplomatic history has neglected the study of any actors in foreign relations other than state diplomats, such as ambassadors. This volume focuses on the question of how and why consuls, missionaries, and spies not formally tied to the state or a prince could play a role in premodern diplomatic relations. It highlights their multiple loyalties, their volatility, and the porous boundaries of diplomatic activity. Historical research on non-state actors - in the context of the so-called new diplomatic history - is all the more urgent as it demonstrates their undeniably significant contributions to the formation of Europe's international relations. Contributors are: Maurits Ebben, Dante Fedele, Alan Marshall, Jacques Paviot, Felicia Roșu, Jean-Baptiste Santamaria, Louis Sicking, and John Watkins"--
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Blinken, Vera.
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327.20922
Publication Date
2009
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Osius, Ted, author.
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327.730597 23
Publication Date
2022
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"Today Vietnam is one of America's strongest international partners, with a thriving economy and a population that welcomes American visitors. How that relationship was formed is a twenty-year story of daring diplomacy and a careful thawing of tensions between the two countries after a lengthy war that cost nearly 60,000 American and more than two million Vietnamese lives. Ted Osius, former ambassador during the Obama Administration, offers a vivid account, starting in the 1990s, of the various forms of diplomacy that made this reconciliation possible. He considers the leaders who put aside past traumas to work on creating a brighter future, including senators John McCain and John Kerry, two Vietnam veterans and ideological opponents who set aside their differences for a greater cause, and Pete Peterson-the former POW who became the first U.S. ambassador to a new Vietnam. Osius also draws upon his own experiences working first-hand with various Vietnamese leaders and traveling the country on bicycle to spotlight the ordinary Vietnamese people who have helped bring about their nation's extraordinary renaissance. With a foreword by former Secretary of State John Kerry, Nothing is Impossible tells an inspiring story of how international diplomacy can create a better world"--
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Page, P. K. (Patricia Kathleen), 1916-2010.
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C811.54 23
Publication Date
2011
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In 1957, P K Page moved to Brazil with her husband, the Canadian ambassador. The hot, lush landscape was utterly immersive - and for the next three years Page recorded her life in an intimate journal. Accompanied by several of the illustrations Page created while on her travels, this title presents her journal of life in this place.
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Ortiz, Frank V., 1926-2005.
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327.730092 22
Publication Date
2005
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Ambassador Ortiz's memoir of over four decades in the U.S. foreign service, including behind-the-scenes encounters with international leaders.
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Katjavivi, Jane.
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968.8104092 22
Publication Date
2010
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Grady, Henry Francis, 1882-1957.
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327.2092 22
Publication Date
2009
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"Ambassador Henry F. Grady's memoir describes his role in the evolving U.S. International economic policy during WW II and the Cold War. Serving key diplomatic posts in Italy, Greece, India, and Iran, Grady describes economic warfare during WW II, developing reciprocal trade agreements, and implementing the Truman Doctrine"--Provided by publisher.
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Séphocle, Marilyn, 1961-
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327.208209753 21
Publication Date
2000
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Carrozza, Anthony R., 1942-
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327.2092 22
Publication Date
2012
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The amazing true story of a businessman-adventurer who changed the world.
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Chodes, John J.
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370.92
Publication Date
2005
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Jabez Curry was an aristocratic Alabamian. In the ante-bellum South he had a distinguished career in both the Alabama Assembly and the United States Congress. He tirelessly advocated the principles of state sovereignty and limited Federal Governmental pow.
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