W. Robert Pearson, the Glossary
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35 relations: Afghanistan, Ambassadors of the United States, American Academy of Diplomacy, Ankara, Auckland, Bill Clinton, Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs, Chinese language, Director General of the Foreign Service, Eric S. Edelman, European Union, Executive Secretary of the United States Department of State, France, French language, George McDade Staples, George W. Bush, International Institute for Strategic Studies, International Research & Exchanges Board, Iraq, J. Stapleton Roy, List of ambassadors of the United States to Turkey, Marc Grossman, NATO, New Zealand, Ruth A. Davis, Senior Foreign Service, Turkey, Turkish language, United States Department of State, United States Foreign Service, United States National Security Council, University of Virginia School of Law, Vanderbilt University, Washington, D.C., Yugoslav Wars.
- Ambassadors of the United States to Turkey
- Directors General of the United States Foreign Service
Afghanistan
Afghanistan, officially the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central Asia and South Asia.
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Ambassadors of the United States
Ambassadors of the United States are persons nominated by the president to serve as the United States' diplomatic representatives to foreign nations, international organizations, and as ambassadors-at-large.
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American Academy of Diplomacy
The American Academy of Diplomacy is a private, nonprofit, non-partisan, elected organization whose active membership is limited to men and women who have held positions of high responsibility in crafting and implementing American foreign policy.
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Ankara
Ankara, historically known as Ancyra and Angora, is the capital of Turkey. Located in the central part of Anatolia, the city has a population of 5.1 million in its urban center and 5.8 million in Ankara Province, making it Turkey's second-largest city after Istanbul, but first by the urban area (4,130 km2).
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Auckland
Auckland (Tāmaki Makaurau) is a large metropolitan city in the North Island of New Zealand. It has an urban population of about It is located in the greater Auckland Region, the area governed by Auckland Council, which includes outlying rural areas and the islands of the Hauraki Gulf, and which has a total population of as of It is the most populous city of New Zealand and the fifth largest city in Oceania.
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Bill Clinton
William Jefferson Clinton (né Blythe III; born August 19, 1946) is an American politician who served as the 42nd president of the United States from 1993 to 2001.
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Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs
In the United States Government, the Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs (EAP, originally the Office of Chinese Affairs) is part of the United States Department of State and is charged with advising the Secretary of State and Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs on matters of the Asia-Pacific region, as well as dealing with U.S.
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Chinese language
Chinese is a group of languages spoken natively by the ethnic Han Chinese majority and many minority ethnic groups in China.
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Director General of the Foreign Service
The Director General of the Foreign Service is the designated manager of the United States Foreign Service.
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Eric S. Edelman
Eric Steven Edelman (born October 27, 1951) is an American diplomat who served as Under Secretary of Defense for Policy (2005–2009), U.S. Ambassador to Turkey (2003–2005), U.S. Ambassador to the Republic of Finland (1998–2001), and Principal Deputy Assistant to the Vice President for National Security Affairs (2001–2003). W. Robert Pearson and Eric S. Edelman are 21st-century American diplomats and ambassadors of the United States to Turkey.
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European Union
The European Union (EU) is a supranational political and economic union of member states that are located primarily in Europe.
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Executive Secretary of the United States Department of State
The Executive Secretary of the United States Department of State is the Director of the Executive Secretariat.
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France
France, officially the French Republic, is a country located primarily in Western Europe.
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French language
French (français,, or langue française,, or by some speakers) is a Romance language of the Indo-European family.
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George McDade Staples
George McDade Staples (born December 7, 1947 Knoxville, Tennessee) was an American Career Foreign Service Officer who served as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Rwanda (1999-2001), concurrent appointments as Ambassador to Cameroon and Equatorial Guinea (2001-2004) and Director General of the Foreign Service (May 25, 2006-June 27, 2007), Director of the Bureau of Human Resources at the U.S. W. Robert Pearson and George McDade Staples are Directors General of the United States Foreign Service.
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George W. Bush
George Walker Bush (born July 6, 1946) is an American politician and businessman who served as the 43rd president of the United States from 2001 to 2009.
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International Institute for Strategic Studies
The International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) is an international research institute or think tank focusing on defence and security issues.
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International Research & Exchanges Board
The International Research & Exchanges Board (IREX) is an international, nonprofit organization that specializes in global education and development.
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Iraq
Iraq, officially the Republic of Iraq, is a country in West Asia and a core country in the geopolitical region known as the Middle East.
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J. Stapleton Roy
James Stapleton Roy (born June 16, 1935) is a former senior United States diplomat specializing in Asian affairs.
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List of ambassadors of the United States to Turkey
The United States has maintained many high level contacts with Turkey since the 19th century. W. Robert Pearson and List of ambassadors of the United States to Turkey are ambassadors of the United States to Turkey.
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Marc Grossman
Marc Isaiah Grossman (born September 23, 1951) is an American former diplomat and government official. W. Robert Pearson and Marc Grossman are 21st-century American diplomats, ambassadors of the United States to Turkey and Directors General of the United States Foreign Service.
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NATO
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO; Organisation du traité de l'Atlantique nord, OTAN), also called the North Atlantic Alliance, is an intergovernmental military alliance of 32 member states—30 European and 2 North American.
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New Zealand
New Zealand (Aotearoa) is an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean.
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Ruth A. Davis
Ruth A. Davis (born May 28, 1943) is an American diplomat. W. Robert Pearson and Ruth A. Davis are Directors General of the United States Foreign Service.
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Senior Foreign Service
The Senior Foreign Service (SFS) comprises the top four ranks of the United States Foreign Service.
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Turkey
Turkey, officially the Republic of Türkiye, is a country mainly in Anatolia in West Asia, with a smaller part called East Thrace in Southeast Europe.
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Turkish language
Turkish (Türkçe, Türk dili also Türkiye Türkçesi 'Turkish of Turkey') is the most widely spoken of the Turkic languages, with around 90 to 100 million speakers.
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United States Department of State
The United States Department of State (DOS), or simply the State Department, is an executive department of the U.S. federal government responsible for the country's foreign policy and relations.
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United States Foreign Service
The United States Foreign Service is the primary personnel system used by the diplomatic service of the United States federal government, under the aegis of the United States Department of State.
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United States National Security Council
The United States National Security Council (NSC) is the principal forum used by the president of the United States for consideration of national security, military, and foreign policy matters.
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University of Virginia School of Law
The University of Virginia School of Law (Virginia Law) is the law school of the University of Virginia, a public research university in Charlottesville, Virginia.
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Vanderbilt University
Vanderbilt University (informally Vandy or VU) is a private research university in Nashville, Tennessee.
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Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly known as Washington or D.C., is the capital city and federal district of the United States.
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Yugoslav Wars
The Yugoslav Wars were a series of separate but relatedNaimark (2003), p. xvii.
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See also
Ambassadors of the United States to Turkey
- Avra M. Warren
- Charles H. Sherrill (ambassador)
- David M. Satterfield
- Eric S. Edelman
- Francis J. Ricciardone Jr.
- George C. McGhee
- George Wadsworth II
- James Franklin Jeffrey
- James W. Spain
- Jeff Flake
- Jess L. Baily
- John R. Bass
- John Van Antwerp MacMurray
- Joseph Grew
- Laurence Steinhardt
- List of ambassadors of the United States to Turkey
- Marc Grossman
- Morton I. Abramowitz
- Parker T. Hart
- Raymond A. Hare
- Richard Clark Barkley
- Robert Komer
- Robert Peet Skinner
- Robert Strausz-Hupé
- Ronald I. Spiers
- Ross L. Wilson
- Solomon Hirsch
- W. Robert Pearson
- William B. Macomber Jr.
Directors General of the United States Foreign Service
- Alfred Atherton
- Anthony C. E. Quainton
- Arnold A. Chacón
- Carol C. Laise
- Carol Z. Perez
- Christian M. Ravndal
- Edward Gnehm
- Edward J. Perkins
- Genta H. Holmes
- George McDade Staples
- George S. Vest
- Gerald A. Drew
- Harry G. Barnes Jr.
- Harry K. Thomas Jr.
- Joan M. Clark
- John M. Steeves
- Joseph C. Satterthwaite
- Joseph Palmer II
- Linda Thomas-Greenfield
- Marc Grossman
- Marcia Bernicat
- Nancy Jo Powell
- Nathaniel Davis
- Raymond A. Hare
- Richard P. Butrick
- Ruth A. Davis
- Selden Chapin
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- Waldemar J. Gallman
- William O. Hall