The Foreign Service of the United States: Origins, Development, and Functions

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Historical Office, Bureau of Public Affairs, Department of State, 1961 - 430 sivua
 

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Sivu 67 - The duties of all public officers are, or at least admit of being made, so plain and simple that men of intelligence may readily qualify themselves for their performance...
Sivu 4 - The United States in congress assembled shall have the sole and exclusive right and power of determining on peace and war...
Sivu 20 - For this purpose you are to make the most candid and confidential communications upon all subjects to the ministers of our generous ally the King of France, to undertake nothing in the negotiations for peace or truce without their knowledge and concurrence and ultimately to govern yourselves by their advice and Opinion...
Sivu 396 - ... by reason of disease or injury not due to vicious habits...
Sivu 399 - January 1, 1900, at such posts inclusive of regular leaves of absence, of officers already retired or hereafter retired, shall be counted as one year and a half, and so on in like proportion in reckoning the length of service for the purpose of retirement, fractional months being considered as full months in computing such service...
Sivu 16 - Franklin's reputation was more universal than that of Leibnitz or Newton, Frederick or Voltaire, and his character more beloved and esteemed than any or all of them.
Sivu 404 - ... office, be interested in or transact any business as a merchant, factor, broker, or other trader, or as a clerk or other agent for any such person to, from, or within the port, place or...
Sivu 377 - The Board of the Foreign Service shall make recommendations to the Secretary concerning the functions of the Service; the policies and procedures to govern the selection, assignment, rating, and promotion of Foreign Service officers; and the policies and procedures to govern the administration and personnel management of the Service...
Sivu 37 - ... in such manner as the President of the United States shall from time to time order or instruct.
Sivu 85 - ... is sought for chiefly for the advantage and the influence it will give to extend the commercial affairs of the officer. Can it be believed that this official influence will always be properly exercised? When it is, will not contrary suspicions be entertained? This must create jealousy, detraction, and all the arts that rivalship will exercise and provoke, amidst which the dignity of the public officer is degraded and his influence with the foreign functionaries lost.

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