American statesmen : secretaries of state from John Jay to Colin Powell /

The Secretary of State is in charge of defining and implementing U.S. foreign policy. While that role has weakened some over the past 50 years, a mere roll call of illustrious past Secretaries of State invokes the position's importance. Thomas Jefferson, Henry Kissinger, John Quincy Adams, Will...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Mihalkanin, Edward S. (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Westport, Conn. : Greenwood Press, [2004]
Temas:
Statesmen > United States > Biography.
Cabinet officers > United States > Biography.
Hommes d'État > États-Unis > Biographies.
Ministres > États-Unis > Biographies.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > Political.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Government > International.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > International Relations > General.
Cabinet officers
Diplomatic relations
Statesmen
Außenpolitik
Außenminister
Buitenlandse politiek.
Ministers van Buitenlandse Zaken.
United States > Foreign relations.
États-Unis > Relations extérieures.
United States
USA
collective biographies.
Biographies
Biographies.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:The Secretary of State is in charge of defining and implementing U.S. foreign policy. While that role has weakened some over the past 50 years, a mere roll call of illustrious past Secretaries of State invokes the position's importance. Thomas Jefferson, Henry Kissinger, John Quincy Adams, William Jennings Bryan, Henry Clay, James Madison, George C. Marshall, George Schultz, and Daniel Webster are just a few of the Secretaries profiled within these 65 entries. Arranged A-to-Z, each essay is multifaceted, offering information personal, professional, and political. The majority of each piece dea.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xxxv, 571 pages)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:0313046239
9780313046230
0313063362
9780313063367

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