American Ambassadors: A Guide for Aspiring Diplomats and Foreign Service Officers, Paperback

FOREWORD
INTRODUCTION
A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE TITLE
WHO GETS TO BE AN AMBASSADOR: THE TRADITIONAL ROUTE

WHO GETS TO BE AN AMBASSADOR: THE NONTRADITIONAL ROUTE

THE LAST STEPS: CLEARANCE AND CONFIRMATION
WHAT AN AMBASSADOR DOES
WHERE AN AMBASSADOR GOES
WHY IT MATTERS AND HOW IT MIGHT BE CHANGED

About author(s):

Dennis C. Jett is Professor of International Affairs at Penn State University, USA. As a career diplomat, he served as Ambassador to Peru and Mozambique and in four other countries. He has a Ph.D. in International Relations from the University of Witwatersrand, South Africa.