Notable U.S. Ambassadors Since 1775 A Biographical Dictionary

Subjects:

• History » American Diplomatic History
• Political Science » International Relations

Awards:

• Choice Outstanding Academic Book, 1998

Reviews:

• A very strong and impressive group of scholars have composed the well-written, highly analytical, informative essays. Nolan presents a sustained critical examination of the role, activities, personalities, and beliefs of key ambassadors in US diplomatic history. Highly recommended for academic libraries.
  —Choice
• The 58 historical-biographical profiles in this work reflect the highest representation of American diplomacy. The alphabetically arranged entries are four to eight pages each and capture an array of foreign concerns and many domestic issues.... The writing is lively and enables users to easily gain needed biographical information as well as a clear understanding of why each person is included. The contributors point out changes in the positions of the diplomat and the nation and bring forward the pressures the ambassadors worked under or which affected them after their assignments. A valuable side benefit is awareness of how fortunate the U.S. has been with such dedicated representation. Compared with [other sources], Notable U.S. Ambassadors since 1775 is much more complete, up to date in research, and superior in providing a deeper understanding. Highly recommended for academic and medium to large public libraries.
  —Booklist/Reference Books Bulletin
• ...a valuable addition to reference collections.
  —Historical Journal of Massachusetts

Table of Contents:

• Preface
• Madeleine K. Albright
• John Allison
• George Bancroft
• Charles Eustis Bohlen
• Chester Bowles
• William Christian Bullitt
• Ralph J. Bunche
• Ellsworth Bunker
• James Bryant Conant
• Francis Dana
• Auguste Davezac
• John William Davis
• William E. Dodd
• Edward R. Dudley
• Hermann Frederick Eilts
• Alexander Hill Everett
• Benjamin Franklin
• John Kenneth Galbraith
• Marshall Green
• Joseph Clark Grew
• Raymond Arthur Hare
• William Averell Harriman
• Townsend Harris
• Loy Wesley Henderson
• Martin Joseph Hillenbrand
• Stanley Kuhl Hornbeck
• Edward Mandell House
• Christopher Hughes
• John Jay
• Thomas Jefferson
• Philip Caryl Jessup
• Nelson Trusler Johnson
• Robert Fracis Kelley
• George Frost Kennan
• Jeane Jordan Kirkpatrick
• Sol M. Linowitz
• Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr.
• Lincoln MacVeagh
• John Jay McCloy
• George Crews McGhee
• Edwin Morgan
• Richard William Murphy
• Walter Hines Page
• Thomas R. Pickering
• Whitelaw Reid
• Paul Samuel Reinsch
• William Everett Schaufele, Jr.
• William Joseph Sebald
• Hugh Hayne Smythe and Mabel Murphy Smythe
• Laurence Adolphe Steinhardt
• Adlai E. Stevenson
• William Healy Sullivan
• Llewellyn E. Thompson, Jr.
• Terence A. Todman
• Vernon Walters
• Andrew Dickson White
• Clifton Reginald Wharton
• Andrew Jackson Young, Jr.
• Selected Bibliography
• Index