《THE MODERN AMBASSADOR THE CHALLENGE AND THE SEARCH》求取 ⇩

INTRODUCTION, Ellsworth Bunker1

1. Summary of the Problem5

The Ambassador in U.S. Foreign Policy (a report to the Senate Foreign Relations Committee)6

2. Is the Role Obsolete?15

Has Diplomacy Become Out of Date? Barbara Gamarekian16

Changing Patterns and New Responsibilities, Berndt von Staden19

Today’s Ambassador, John G.. H. Halstead23

Advice to a New Ambassador, Kingman Brewster28

3. What Does an Ambassador Actually Do?31

The Tasks of an Ambassador, David D. Newsom32

A Day with the Ambassador, Ellis O. Briggs37

Running an Embassy, Charles S. Whitehouse46

“Leisure, Gentility and Decorum,” Langston Craig50

4. An Examination of Requirements and Qualifications61

Common Denominators of Good Ambassador, Karl Gruber62

Qualifications of an Ambassador, Francois de Laboulaye and Jean Laloy67

The Indispensable Catalyst, Egidio Ortona72

The Makings of a Good Ambassador, Hideo Kitahara76

A Short List of Key Qualities, Lord MacLehose of Beoch80

5. The View from the Senate85

Findings of the Jackson Committee88

Maxwell Gluck and All That, Martin F. Herz96

Findings of the Watergate Committee105

Politics or Merit? Charles McC. Mathias110

A Letter from Common Cause115

6. In Favor of Non-Career Appointments117

Toward Presidential Control of the State Department, Laurence H. Silberman119

The Ambassadorial Issue: Professionals or Amateurs? Clare Boothe Luce128

An Ambassadorial Quota System, John Krizay137

7. In Favor of Career Appointments145

This Is a Professional Game, Ellis O. Briggs146

In Defense of the Foreign Service, Malcolm Toon154

Who Should Be an American Ambassador? Martin F. Herz163

8. From Either Source, the Best167

Non-Professional Diplomats: Do We Need Them? Gerard C. Smith168

Some Principles Regarding Appointments, Martin F. Herz171

9. Some Relevant Official Documentation177

Profile of a Top Diplomat (State Department precepts)178

Excerpts from the Foreign Service Act of 1980180

President Kennedy’s Letter to Chiefs of Mission182

10. Cases in Point185

Three Successful Diplomats, Smith Simpson187

Our Man in Jamaica, George Crile190

Political Appointee: A Case Study, Winston Smith199

—with rejoinder by William H. Attwood205

CONCLUDING OBSERVATIONS, Elliot, L. Richardson207