U.S. Department of State: A Reference History (Hardcover)

Foreword Glossary of Diplomatic Terms Glossary of Symbols and Acronyms Part I: To 1801 Origins of American Diplomacy--Prelude Federalist Period--Creating the State Department and Diplomatic Corps, 1789-1801 Part II: 1801-1861 Post-Federalist Period--Germination and Crystallization, 1801-1829 Transition Period--Extension and Stabilization, 1829-1861 Part III: 1861-1945 The Road to Becoming a Great World Power-- Amplification, Innovation, and Renovation, 1861-1913 United States Becomes a Superpower--Expansion, Reorganization, and Career Consolidation, 1914-1945 Part IV: 1945-, and the Future United States as a Superpower--The Contemporary Era Since 1945 The Future Appendix I: Principal Statutes and Executive Orders Concerning the Department of State and the Foreign Service Appendix II: United States Law on the Conduct of American Foreign Relations Appendix III: United States Territorial Expansion Bibliography Index