{"product_id":"inside-the-world-of-diplomacy-seymour-maxwell-finger-9780275970253","title":"Inside the World of Diplomacy: The U.S. Foreign Service in a Changing World","description":"\u003cp\u003eAmbassador Finger provides an insider's view of significant events in American diplomacy since World War II. Also included are insightful appraisals of Eisenhower, Kennedy, Johnson, Bush, Lodge, Stevenson, and Goldberg. He goes on to portray dramatic changes in the American Foreign Service which has become a merit service of outstanding men and women of varied ethnic backgrounds, chosen from all parts of the country on the basis of highly competitive entrance examinations. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFinger also dispels the canard that a diplomat is someone sent abroad to lie for his country. He argues that, on the contrary, a reputation for integrity is essential for effective diplomacy. This is particularly true at the United Nations. Finger spent 15 years there and relates from experience salient situations where diplomatic skill, effective advocacy, and the cultivation of friendship and trust have contributed to the maintenance of peace and the establishment of significant development programs. He further demonstrates how permanent representatives who were close to the president were able to have crucial influence on major American policies. This insightful guide to contemporary American foreign policy and the workings of both the Foreign Service and the United Nations will be of interest to scholars and students of American diplomacy as well as candidates for the Foreign Service.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Seymour Maxwell Finger, Seymour M. Finger\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0275970256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780275970253\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Praeger\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/30\/2001\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 184\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.92lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.58h x 6.24w x 0.79d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eReference and Research Bk News\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/01\/2002 pg. 148","brand":"Seymour Maxwell Finger","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":47001121063167,"sku":"9780275970253","price":95.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_3840faf9-357a-4ea5-9713-64fa0b702027.jpg?v=1751600126","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/inside-the-world-of-diplomacy-seymour-maxwell-finger-9780275970253","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}