The London Diplomatic List

The London Diplomatic List
Author: Great Britain. Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Publisher:
Total Pages: 80
Release: 1970
Genre: Diplomatic and consular service
ISBN:

Diplomatic Families and Children’s Mobile Lives

Diplomatic Families and Children’s Mobile Lives
Author: Sara Hiorns
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 186
Release: 2021-11-17
Genre: Science
ISBN: 1000468453

This book is the first of its kind: a historical inquiry into the family life of British diplomats between 1945 and 1990. It examines the ways in which the British Diplomatic Service reacted to and were influenced by the radical social changes that took place in Britain during the latter half of the twentieth century. It asks to what extent diplomats, who strove to protect their enclosed and elite circles, were suitable to represent this changing nation. Drawing on previously unseen primary sources and interview testimony, this book explores themes of societal change, end of empire, second wave feminism, new approaches to childcare, and developments in the civil service. It explores questions of belonging and identity, as well as enduring perceptions of this organisation that is (often mistakenly) understood to be quintessentially 'British'. Offering new and fresh insights, this book will be of interest to students and scholars in history, historical geography, political studies, sociology, feminist studies and cultural studies.

The British Diplomatic Service, 1815-1914

The British Diplomatic Service, 1815-1914
Author: Raymond Jones
Publisher: Wilfrid Laurier Univ. Press
Total Pages: 273
Release: 1983-08-24
Genre: History
ISBN: 0889201242

Previous accounts of the British Foreign Office have left the impression that the diplomatic service was an insignificant appendage of the Foreign Office. Jones's study redresses the balance, demonstrating that the diplomatic service was an equal if not senior partner with the Foreign Office in the execution of British foreign policy. After a brief introduction to the history of diplomacy, Jones follows the changes wrought in the service by the intense political and social pressures of the nineteenth century. Against the background of the growth of the Victorian Civil Service and the emergence of Great Britain as a world power in the age of the Pax Britannica, Jones traces the demise of the family embassy, and of a diplomacy deeply rooted in patronage, and the corresponding development of the professional, bureaucratic elite of the Edwardian era. In case studies of the Near Eastern crisis of 1839-41, the Mason Sliddell Affair of the American Civil War, and the Dogger Bank Crisis of 1904, the volume sets forth the working environment of an embassy, both before and after the communications revolution following upon the introduction of the telegraph. Also examined are the social structures of the unreformed diplomatic service and the later, professional service. The volume will be of interest to historians of diplomacy and foreign policy, to political scientists, and to students of social change.

What Diplomats Do

What Diplomats Do
Author: Brian Barder
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Total Pages: 246
Release: 2014-07-22
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 1442226366

What do diplomats actually do? That is what this text seeks to answer by describing the various stages of a typical diplomat’s career. The book follows a fictional diplomat from his application to join the national diplomatic service through different postings at home and overseas, culminating with his appointment as ambassador and retirement. Each chapter contains case studies, based on the author’s thirty year experience as a diplomat, Ambassador, and High Commissioner. These illustrate such key issues as the role of the diplomat during emergency crises or working as part of a national delegation to a permanent conference as the United Nations. Rigorously academic in its coverage yet extremely lively and engaging, this unique work will serve as a primer to any students and junior diplomats wishing to grasp what the practice of diplomacy is actually like.

The Foreign Office and British Diplomacy in the Twentieth Century

The Foreign Office and British Diplomacy in the Twentieth Century
Author: Gaynor Johnson
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 251
Release: 2013-09-13
Genre: History
ISBN: 1136871969

This book examines the evolution of the Foreign Office in the 20th century and the way in which it has responded to Britain's changing role in international affairs. The last century was one of unprecedented change in the way foreign policy and diplomacy were conducted. The work of 'The Office' expanded enormously in the 20th century, and oversaw the transition from Empire to Commonwealth, with the merger of the Foreign and Colonial Offices taking place in the 1960s. The book focuses on the challenges posed by waging world war and the process of peacemaking, as well as the diplomatic gridlock of the Cold War. Contributions also discusses ways in which the Foreign and Commonwealth Office continues to modernise to meet the challenges of diplomacy in the 21st century. This book was previously published as a special issue of the journal Contemporary British History.

Living the Cold War

Living the Cold War
Author: Christopher Mallaby
Publisher: Amberley Publishing Limited
Total Pages: 410
Release: 2017-10-15
Genre: History
ISBN: 1445669625

An insider's account of the Cold War as seen by a key diplomat abroad and in London. A privileged view of work that won the Cold War, written with humour and insight.

The British Diplomatic Service

The British Diplomatic Service
Author: Raymond Jones
Publisher: Wilfrid Laurier Univ. Press
Total Pages: 273
Release: 2006-01-01
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 0889207526

Previous accounts of the British Foreign Office have left the impression that the diplomatic service was an insignificant appendage of the Foreign Office. Jones's study redresses the balance, demonstrating that the diplomatic service was an equal if not senior partner with the Foreign Office in the execution of British foreign policy. After a brief introduction to the history of diplomacy, Jones follows the changes wrought in the service by the intense political and social pressures of the nineteenth century. Against the background of the growth of the Victorian Civil Service and the emergence of Great Britain as a world power in the age of the Pax Britannica, Jones traces the demise of the family embassy, and of a diplomacy deeply rooted in patronage, and the corresponding development of the professional, bureaucratic elite of the Edwardian era. In case studies of the Near Eastern crisis of 1839-41, the Mason Sliddell Affair of the American Civil War, and the Dogger Bank Crisis of 1904, the volume sets forth the working environment of an embassy, both before and after the communications revolution following upon the introduction of the telegraph. Also examined are the social structures of the unreformed diplomatic service and the later, professional service. The volume will be of interest to historians of diplomacy and foreign policy, to political scientists, and to students of social change.

Independent Diplomat

Independent Diplomat
Author: Carne Ross
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Total Pages: 243
Release: 2017
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 1849044384

As diplomats arbitrate more and more of the world's business, we have little idea - and even less control - of what they are doing in our name. 'Independent Diplomat' provides a compelling account of the conduct of foreign policy and diplomacy from the inside.

The British Consul

The British Consul
Author: John Dickie
Publisher:
Total Pages: 292
Release: 2008
Genre: History
ISBN:

Provides a history of the role of the British Consul, that has played an important part in world affairs. This book describes role of the appointment in serving with trading houses as the Muscovy, the Levant, and the East India Companies. It also presents how the Counsel had to face challenges such as the fallout of the package holiday revolution.