Diplomat or Attaché: Which was the better job?
How to become a Diplomat
To become a diplomat, one must possess the art of diplomacy. They have to handle know how to negotiate, be well tempered and genteel. In order to become a diplomat Mr. Pitt Crawley must have had to earn and been awarded the position. In addition, he had to possess an art for politics and Etiquette. While in college Crawley mastered these diplomatic skills. He became the Private Secretary to Lord Binkie. He also became the Attaché to the Legation at Pumpernickel. However, after ten years into this position he “gave up the diplomatic career and began to turn country gentleman” (Vanity Fair). Crawley prided himself on having manners. Thackeray even mentioned in Vanity
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Diplomats were also called statesman. Diplomats were the eyes/ears/and mouth to the outside. They were the ambassadors, the dignitaries who work with the others to maintain civility and peace. They were usually members of the aristocracy (nobility). There were two types of diplomats: public and private. Private diplomats were accountants and investigators that complied information. Marcus Garvey described diplomacy as “the artful deception of opponents.” While in Parliament a Victorian would have had to deceive his opponents in order to win. The diplomats resolved conflict, restored peace, and respect. The Victorian Age was seen as a time of moral standards that were applied hypocritically. Diplomacy was described as artful deception, but the Victorians were supposed to have moral characters. It was easy to notice that the Victorian’s idea of morality was to give a superficial appearance of dignity and restraint. Today diplomats are referred to as Foreign Service …show more content…
The word attaché comes from the French word “attacher.” The attaché was like a secretary in that they both gathered information for their legation (a legation was an embassy). The job was usually appointed to a former Private Secretary of a Lord. One can either be a cultural attaché or military attaché. An attaché was also a specialist and they knew everything about what they were an attaché for; whether it be a culture or a person. In Crawley’s case he would have known everything there was to know about Lord Binkie and Pumpernickel. An attaché was usually assigned to the official staff of an ambassador, consul general, or minister. Crawley was an attaché, but he eventually gave up this job to become a good country gentleman. However, those in parliament were considered to be gentlemen. Crawley was already a gentleman in the eyes of the people. He was assigned to a diplomatic post, but gave up the chance to become a diplomat himself. Diplomats and attachés were both foreign officers, but a diplomat was the higher position.
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Finn, Helena Kane. “A Career in Diplomacy.” United Nations Speech. St. John's University, April 25, 2003.
The article by Laura McEnaney titled Gender Analysis and Foreign Relations is an interesting article focused on a relatively new type of analysis that offers another angle in the world of policymaking. The diplomatic historians who use gender analysis use it in addition to the customary methodologies of the historian to enhance the historian’s studies. Gender analysis has inspired new investigations in the history of men and women and diplomacy, giving way to a new type of understanding of power in a historical context; however gender analysis “enters diplomatic history only through the aegis of culture.”
Many new changes came to Victorian England as a result of the age of industrialization. Where there were once small country parishes, manufacturing towns were springing up. One change resulting from industrialization was the shortage of clergy to fill the new parishes in these towns. These new parishes reflect the demographic changes of the English countryside. Rural villages grew into booming towns. Where a single parish was once sufficient, there was now a need for multiple parishes. The Church of England went about meeting these demands for new clergy in two major ways, actively recruiting men to the clergy and restructuring theological facilities and changing the requirements for ordination. These factors show us some of the upheaval and reconstruction that was going on in the Anglican Church in Victorian England. This was a direct result of the need to train a large number of clergy in a relatively short period of time.
In the Elizabethan Era, occupations were as varied as a bowl of Jelly Belly Jelly Beans. There was some much to do as the times were changing rapidly. Professions in this time and age ranged from rabbit catching to working with royalty. Making weapons, clothes, working in the house, working in the castle, selling goods in the marketplace, and healing others were just some of the more common trades of the time.
The Victorian Era was classified by a strict set of rules that every upstanding citizen must follow. These rules can be seen in “the behavior between sexes, tea at four-thirty each day, and a fascination with wealth that was suppressed by the good taste not to talk about it”
...e reinforces this through the examples provided above, also by discussing how displeased he is to see foreign nobles. Not only does this source provide insight into the minds of the British gentry of their opinions on France, but also insight into the social hierarchy of the eighteenth century. By the way Walpole expresses himself to the Earl of Strafford he composes himself as a servant of his and willing to perform any duties called upon him during his trip. This gives valuable comprehension of the lifestyle of those lower than their acquaintances in the hierarchy by showing how they are willing to help those in the aristocracy to better themselves and hopefully increase their standing in the future. Written from friend to friend Walpole clearly shows his admiration and loyalty to the Earl and gives wonderful understanding into the eighteenth century of England.
During the period from 1815 to 1850, the North and the South definitely diverged from one another. They diverged in tangible ways and they diverged in terms of their attitudes towards one another. This process did not start in 1815 and it did not end in 1850, but it did continue over that time and the two sections of the country grew farther apart and closer to war.
Uneducated Gentlemen: The Leaders and Businessmen of the Victorian Era Changing Intentions of Public Education The public education system in Victorian England was originally intended for the education of the poorer working classes, and the training of clergy (Landow, par. 2). The children of the upper classes were often educated at home by private tutors, and therefore it was assumed the public schools would be a place for members of the lower classes.
Silas Deane, the son of a gentle blacksmith, was a gentleman filled with enthusiasm and hungry for wealth. Deane was driven to evolve from the son of a blacksmith to Minister Plenipotentiary from the United States court of France. People saw him as a determined man who enjoyed “fame, honor, and wealth.” This merchant turned politician was sent to France as an ambassador of colonies. During his time in France, he was charged with the use of his position to make a private fortune. In 1776, Deane had communicated with a friend whom had a home in France, Edward Bancroft, about changing his occupation and being Deane’s “private secretary” in Paris and a spy for America when he was in England. Both Deane and Bancroft used their links in France to conduct lucrative private trades of their own, and both decided to gamble illegally in the London insurance markets. Historians did not realize Edward Bancroft was a double agent until the records of multiple British officials were opened almost one hundred years later. One of the members of the British intelligence organization, Paul Wentworth, realized that Bancroft would be a helpful spy. At this point he introduced him to two Secretaries of State who convinced Bancroft to submit reports on the American negotiations...
The 1840s was a time of slavery, new inventions, expansion and war throughout the U.S. Slavery was filled throughout the southern states while the north opposed it. There were many arguments debating whether new states admitted to the union should be able to have slavery or not. Both the Northern and Southern states were adamant on their views toward the slavery issue.
The Colonial elites power was condensed and transformed by the American revolution and those who were decimated by the war. The government was almost solely controlled by Elites in the early 1800's, it was "dominated by rich men, linked together. By business and family connections." To be a revolution the American revolution required fundamental changes to society and its government, which was partially the case for the United States. Though the government was no longer supported by the British, it still held many of the core beliefs they used; this revolution lacked the change of their governmental roots, which will be understood by citizens in the near future. After the revolution ended the power gap between the elites and poor was becoming
Goodwin, Lorinda B. R. An Archeology of Manners: The Polite World of the Merchant Elite of Colonial Massachusettes. Boston: Kluwer Academic/Plenum Publishers, 1999. [secondary source]
Wilson, Ben. The Making of Victorian Values: Decency and Dissent in Britain, 1789-1837. New York: Penguin, 2007. Print.
Women roles have changed drastically in the last 50 to 80 years, women no longer have to completely conform to society’s gender roles and now enjoy the idea of being individuals. Along with the evolution of women roles in society, women presence and acceptance have drastically grown in modern literature. In early literature it was common to see women roles as simply caretakers, wives or as background; women roles and ideas were nearly non-existent and was rather seen than heard. The belief that women were more involved in the raising of children and taking care of the household was a great theme in many early literatures; women did not get much credit for being apart of the frontier and expansion of many of the nations success until much later.
The modern state was sovereign; therefore, internally, it exerted itself its authority, within a territorial boundaries which was clearly defined and acknowledged internationally, there was no authorities higher than the state. Externally, state sovereignty indicated that other states recognized its authority within its borders, and agreed that it could represent its citizens in international affairs. (Graeme Gill) The modern state was centralized, and bureaucratically organized. Its legal administration as well as its administrative staffs were controlled by regulations. Its offices were structured with a definite line of direction. Through their organization, the modern state projected its power into the society, exerted direct control upon their populace, and controlled their territory. Even though, its structure while comparing it with our states structures today, was not well equilibrated; however, it was ready during this period to operate changes that diplomacy brought into their structure which would affect their upward within 1648 to 1815.
Secret diplomacy, also known as ‘back channel diplomacy’ (BCD) refers to ‘official negotiations conducted in secret among the parties to a dispute or even between a party and a third party intervenor, which may complement front channels, and are potentially at variance with declared policies’ . Wanis-St. John has also described them as the ‘black markets’ of negotiation. This is because they provide a separate negotiation space away from public diplomat...