Ambassador Laurence Steinhardt: From New York to Prague

The present article first traces Ambassador Steinhardt's career from his days at Columbia University (1909-1915) to his successful legal career as a partner at Guggenheimer, Untermyer & Marshall in New York City. It then studies Steinhardt's diplomatic career that commenced in 1933, wh...

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Published in:Diplomacy and statecraft 2006-09, Vol.17 (3), p.523-545
Main Author: Lukes, Igor
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Ambassadors
Appointment
Biographies
Career development
Careers
Czechoslovakia
Diplomatic & consular services
Diplomatic relations
Diplomats
International relations-US
New York
Personal profiles
Peru
Political elites
Presidents
Steinhardt, Laurence
Sweden
U.S.A
Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
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Summary:The present article first traces Ambassador Steinhardt's career from his days at Columbia University (1909-1915) to his successful legal career as a partner at Guggenheimer, Untermyer & Marshall in New York City. It then studies Steinhardt's diplomatic career that commenced in 1933, when President Roosevelt sent him as U.S. minister in Sweden. This was followed by appointments-as U.S. ambassador-in Peru and the Soviet Union. His wartime service as U.S. ambassador to Turkey is examined closely since the lessons learned there would have been applicable at his next post, Prague, Czechoslovakia.
ISSN:0959-2296
1557-301X
DOI:10.1080/09592290600867610