Hilton, Ralph <br/><br/>
Worldwide mission :  the story of the United States foreign service / 
Ralph Hilton. 
 - New York ;  Cleveland, Ohio :  The World Publishing Company,  1970. 
 - 255 p. :  ill., ports. ;  24 cm. 
<br/><br/>Index p. 249-255 
<br/><br/>Contents: The foreign service at work at home and abroad.-Early American diplomats.-Foreign affairs of the young republic.-Earning respect in Europe.-Pirates and other problems.-From Ghent to the Spanish main.-Diplomacy with a worldwide flavor.-Expanding commitments.-Civil War:a shattered foreign service and its recovery.-A postwar housecleaning.-The United States becomes a world power.-Steps toward a career service.-World War II: a crucial test of the foreign service.-A corps of professionals.-The new diplomacy.-Books for further reading 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Diplomatic and consular service, American.