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This collection provides the first comprehensive treatment of the role of British Ambassadors to Washington from the start of the Second World War to the late 1970s. Many general works on the subject have been written with only a passing mention for the individuals who are the subject of this book. Most general academic studies treat ambassadors as incidental to the real story, which tends to focus on Presidents and Prime Ministers, from Franklin Roosevelt and Winston Churchill onwards. Even specialist studies of Anglo-American relations or of British foreign policy devote scant attention to the contributions of the envoys. However, as studies of diplomatic practice show, permanent embassies continue to fulfil an important role in bilateral relationships through the promotion of friendly ties, the negotiation of agreements, lobbying, clarifying intentions and promoting trade, as well as propagandising, political reporting and providing policy advice to their government.

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Book category Books in English Humanities History Regional & national history

• Full title: Washington Embassy
• Subtitle: British Ambassadors to the United States, 1939-77
• Author: M. Hopkins, S. Kelly, J. Young
• Language: English
• Binding: Hardback
• Number of pages: 243
• EAN: 9780230522169
• ISBN: 0230522165
• ID: 04554839
• Publisher: PALGRAVE MACMILLAN
• Weight: 430 g
• Dimensions: 223 × 137 × 19 mm
• Date of publishing: 28. April 2009

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