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1 online resource |
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The Australian embassy in Washington / David Lowe, David Lee and Carl Bridge -- Allies of a kind: three wartime Australian ministers to the United States, 1940-1946 / Carl Bridge -- Norman Makin and postwar diplomacy, 1945-51 / Frank Bongiorno -- Percy Spender and Club America in the 1950s / David Lowe -- "Mr Necessity": Sir Howard Beale, 1958-64 / Matthew Jordan -- Official influence in the making of foreign policy: the Washington Study Group on the South Pacific, 1962 / Christopher Waters -- The ambassador during the Vietnam War: Keith Waller, 1964-70 / Peter Edwards -- "A precious vase": Sir James Plimsoll / Jeremy Hearder -- The career diplomats: Sir Patrick Shaw, Alan Renouf and Sir Nicholas Parkinson, 1974-82 / David Lee -- Australlia's ambassadors in Washington, 1982-89 / David Lee -- Diplomacy in the 1990s: issues for the Washington embassy / James Cotton -- Reflections: from 1940 to the post-9/11 world / Kim Beazley |
| Summary |
Since 1940, when an Australian legation was established in Washington DC, Australian governments have expected much from their representatives in the American capital. This book brings together expert analyses of those who have served as heads of mission and of the challenges they have faced. Ranging beyond conventional studies of the Australian-United States relationship, it provides insights into the dynamics between Australian and US policymakers and into the culture of one of Australia's oldest and most important overseas missions. It provides an appreciation of the importance of the embassy and the head of mission in Washington in mediating the relationship between Australia and the United States and of their role in managing expectations in Canberra and Washington. Australia Goes to Washington also sheds new light on personal trials and achievements at the coalface of Australian-United States relations |
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Australian |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
English |
| Subject |
Diplomatic and consular service, Australian -- United States
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Ambassadors -- Australia -- History
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Diplomacy -- History
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Australasia, Oceania and other land areas.
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Australasia.
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Australia.
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International relations.
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North America.
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Politics and government.
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Society and social sciences Society and social sciences.
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The Americas.
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USA.
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HISTORY -- Australia & New Zealand.
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Ambassadors
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Diplomacy
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Diplomatic and consular service, Australian
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Diplomatic relations
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Australia -- Foreign relations -- United States
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United States -- Foreign relations -- Australia
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Australia
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United States
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| Genre/Form |
History
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History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Lowe, David, 1964- editor.
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Bridge, Carl, editor.
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Lee, David, 1965- editor.
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| ISBN |
9781760460792 |
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1760460796 |
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9781760460785 |
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1760460788 |
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