What was the history of the State Department prior to 1789? Harrison,
This Country of Ours, 182-187.
6. Give a list of the Presidents who have been Secretaries of State. How
do you account for this policy in the first years of our government, and
not at a later time? Name some of the other prominent Secretaries of
State.
7. Who are our ambassadors? Can you give the name of any foreign
ambassadors in Washington? See Congressional Directory.
8. The methods by which our ministers are selected, take possession of
their offices, and are presented at foreign courts, are described in
Curtis, The United States and Foreign Powers, 15-21.
9. The duties of ministers. Curtis, The United States and Foreign
Powers, 22-26.
10. Are our ambassadors given adequate salaries? Curtis, The United
States and Foreign Powers, 13, 14.
11. From a consular report learn what the duties of a consul are?
Curtis, The United States and Foreign Powers, 30-33.
12. For an account of our consular service, a comparison with that of
other nations, and a consideration of some of the weaknesses in our
system, see Curtis, The United States and Foreign Powers, 28-30.
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