American Ambassador: Joseph C. Grew and the Development of the United States Diplomatic Tradition

by Waldo Heinrichs and Heinrichs

Book Overview

The story of Joseph Clark Grew (1880-1965) is the story of the modern American diplomatic tradition. Grew served the U.S. government for over forty years, with an impressive career that included two ambassadorships, two secretaryships, two ministerships, and every junior rank in the service. Grew was in Berlin when the U.S. went to war with Germany in 1917, was American Ambassador to Japan during the years leading up to Pearl Harbor, was Undersecretary...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0195041593
• ISBN13: 9780195041590
• Release Date: November 1986
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 472 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.4" x 8.1"