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041 0 _aeng
100 1 _aHilton, Ralph
245 1 0 _aWorldwide mission :
_bthe story of the United States foreign service /
_cRalph Hilton.
260 _aNew York ;
_aCleveland, Ohio :
_bThe World Publishing Company,
_c1970.
300 _a255 p. :
_bill., ports. ;
_c24 cm.
504 _aIndex p. 249-255
505 0 _aContents: 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
650 1 4 _aDiplomatic and consular service, American.
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999 _c804671
_d804671