Career Diplomacy: Life and Work in the US Foreign Service

by Kopp, Harry W.; Gillespie, Charles A.

• ISBN13: 9781589017405
• ISBN10: 1589017404
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2011-03-15
• Publisher: Georgetown Univ Pr

Summary

Career Diplomacy -- now in its second edition -- is an insider's guide that examines the foreign service as an institution, a profession, and a career. Harry W. Kopp and Charles A. Gillespie, both of whom had long and distinguished careers in the foreign service, provide a full and well-rounded picture of the organization, its place in history, its strengths and weaknesses, and its role in American foreign affairs. Based on their own experiences and through interviews with over 100 current and former foreign service officers and specialists, the authors lay out what to expect in a foreign service career, from the entrance exam through midcareer and into the senior service -- how the service works on paper, and in practice.The second edition addresses major changes that have occurred since 2007: the controversial effort to build an expeditionary foreign service to lead the work of stabilization and reconstruction in fragile states; deepening cooperation with the U.S. military and the changing role of the service in Iraq and Afghanistan; the ongoing surge in foreign service recruitment and hiring at the Department of State and U.S. Agency for International Development; and the growing integration of USAID's budget and mission with those of the Department of State.

Table of Contents

Illustrations	p. ix
Preface	p. xi
Acknowledgments	p. xiii
The Institution
What is the Foreign Service?	p. 3
History	p. 10
The Foreign Service Today	p. 39
The Profession
Form and Content	p. 63
The Foreign Service at War	p. 93
Politics and Professionalism	p. 118
The Career
Stability and Change	p. 163
Foreign Service Functions-Five Tracks	p. 187
Assignments and Promotions	p. 207
The Future Foreign Service
Tomorrow's Diplomats	p. 225
Appendices
Department of State Organization Chart	p. 237
Foreign Service Core Precepts	p. 240
Interviews	p. 241
Websites and Blogs	p. 244
Notes	p. 247
Glossary	p. 271
Bibliography	p. 279
Index	p. 289
About the Authors	p. 303
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