Dodd, John Kenneth Galbraith - have become ambassadors. Some American diplomats have become scholarly specialists, just as naturally as professional scholars - James Russell Lowell, Claude Bowers, William E. Many of them have incomparably direct experiences of foreign countries, an un-American facility in foreign languages, and often do acquire unusual detachment from the home culture and some wit about the human scene in general. The greatest danger that can befall us in coping with this problem of Soviet communism is that we allow ourselves to become like those with whom we are coping.THERE is probably no reason to expect more of Foreign Service Officers than of other government servants, but they “represent” us and so get watched. “We must have the courage and confidence to cling to our own conceptions of human society. Kennan’s original Februtelegram is part of the historic holdings at the Harry S. Kennan’s Long Telegram spurred intellectual policy debate that formed the basis of American policy towards the Soviet Union for the next 25 years, including the Truman Doctrine and the Marshall Plan. It should be point of departure from which our political general staff work at present juncture should proceed.” He was correct. Kennan asserted that the “problem of how to cope with force in undoubtedly greatest task our diplomacy has ever faced and probably greatest it will ever have to face. policy recommendations based on his analysis of the cultural and historical forces that shaped the motives of Soviet leaders and influenced Soviet conduct around the globe. In his telegram to Washington, Kennan provided U.S. As a sign of its enduring significance, the telegram’s 75th anniversary appears on top-ten lists of historic moments to note in 2021. document, right up there with the Declaration of Independence, The Federalist Papers and George Washington’s Farewell Address. Today, “The Long Telegram” is regarded as a foundational U.S.
Past Recipients of the Truman Book Awardħ6 years ago, George Kennan, an American diplomat living in Moscow, sent an 8,000-word telegram to President Truman’s State Department.
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