The Conduct of American Foreign Relations: The Other Side of Diplomacy
An iconoclastic description and critique, well supported with historical illustrations, of how the American Foreign Service has functioned in the day-to-day conduct of foreign relations. Etzold argues that professional diplomats should implement policy, not make it. He has little tolerance for the oft-repeated complaints about the declining influence of the State Department.
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