Diplomacy

remain long after we are gone. I regularly seek feedback from my key LES, encourage them to drop my office to share their concerns, and empower them to take ownership of their work. Sure, we hit some bumps along the way because the business of diplomacy is not easy, but relying on our cadre of highly competent locally employed staff helps us meet our goals and objectives. The motto “One Team; One Mission” encompasses every member of the team, from the Ambassador to the local guards who…

psychologically damaging but becomes downright dangerous in terms of international relations. Justin Trudeau, China, and European leaders are just a few targets in Trump’s laundry list of derogatory tweets and statements. Trump’s use of denigration in lieu of diplomacy is inadmissible” (Rodriguez-Cayro). The possible results of shaming can result into the same problem with criticizing foreign leaders. Our noble allies are the top countries we trade with. For Trump to shame them, it shouldn’t be…

A president by definition is an individual that is the elected head of a republican state. All countries in this modern era have presidents, prime ministers, or leaders. Unfortunately, not all of them are fit or qualified for acting as a representative of their given republic. Through differentiation, we can determine what a “good” president is qualified. To be a good president one must have intuitive decisiveness and be extremely disciplined because of the wide range of issues they have to…

President's Roosevelt, Taft, and Wilson. President Roosevelt's foreign policy was called "the big stick policy". He believed in negotiating peacefully, but carry the threat of military muscle behind it. President Taft's foreign policy, called "Dollar Diplomacy" was based on his belief that U.S. investments in foreign countries would lead to better foreign relations than use of the military. President Wilson wanted to spread democracy and believed the U.S. would benefit more from international…

was a smart move on Nixon’s part, by recognizing PRC as China the United States had another place to trade goods and possibly another future ally. The Chinese communists and Nixon’s administration bridged the two cultures by the Ping Pong Diplomacy, the diplomacy showed Americans that the Chinese had interests similar to them and that maybe all communist weren 't evil. The USSR saw America’s closeness with China and not wanting to miss out on an opportunity, invited Nixon to Moscow where the…

to major expansions across the North American continent, major victories for the United States was an outcome of war torn European nations unable to preserve their power in the west and cunning American legislators that parted from traditional diplomacy. Americans fought an uphill battle for respect and global recognition starting with the American Revolution. Patriots kept the British at bay in the early phases of the war but could not sustain under continued offense…

eased trade restrictions between China and the United States to provide for a more friendly ground of interaction. In addition, the PRC invited the US ping-pong team to play a match in communist China. This informal contact, known as “Ping Pong Diplomacy,” helped ease the two countries into a more serious relation. While this was going on, Henry Kissinger, the Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs, made two secret trips to Beijing, to discuss conditions for the US-PRC relation…

Imperialism is “a policy of extending a country's power and influence through diplomacy or military force” (Google). There were many causes of new imperialism, including political, economic, religious, ideological, and exploratory forces. Economic forces deal with money and trade. Political forces deal with territory, power, expand, influence, and competition. Social forces deal with ideological, religious, and cultural values. Economic, political, and social forces were most responsible for the…

The book I chose for my leadership essay is The Leadership Secrets of Attila the Hun by Wess Roberts, P. This book was recommended to me by a former Ohio State University Military science professor Ret. LTC Mike Lear. Through the ages Attila the Hun has been branded as a barbarian that just leaded from fear and concurred by destroying every living thing in his path. That is far from the truth. Attila was a skilled leader that instilled many of what we would concise modern value into his…

An Activist is a person who fights for the change of others. Malcolm X was an activist who fought for change. He believed that change could’ve happened physically if needed. An Annex is an addition to a document or a piece of land. The United States had many annexes over the years, an example would be when the Louisiana Trade took place, The United States had acquired a great amount of land. Central Government- A central government is the government that doesn’t control the entire nation but an…