American Ambassadors: A Guide for Aspiring Diplomats and Foreign Service Officers, Paperback/Dennis C. Jett

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.