Theodore Roosevelt:The Great Diplomat NICHOLAS A. DRESCHER
Theodore Roosevelt:The Great Diplomat NICHOLAS A. DRESCHER This paper was presented at the 2006 Regional Phi Alpha Theta conference. It won 3rd place in the region. Diplomacy, of any nature, is at the heart of the success or failure of any nation. American diplomacy, throughout the years, is national representatives striving to reach a goal for the common good of the country. “Diplomacy” is defined as “the art or practice of conducting international relations, as in negoti- ating alliances, treaties, and agreements; tact and skill in dealing with people.” Another definition, not often recognized, is “wisdom in the management in pub- lic affairs.” This definition is not always true of those representatives of the United States that act on the United State’s behalf of diplomacy. A nation uses diplomacy for five main purposes including: national self –interest, economy, access to resources, secure most favored nation status, and ideological reasons. President Theodore Roosevelt displayed every aspect of the definition of “diplo- macy” and while in office touched on all five reasons that a nation would use diplomacy. President Roosevelt represents one of the greatest diplomats of the twentieth century. Robert Dallek summarizes President Roosevelt’s diplomacy well stating, “By policing the hemisphere, building the Panama Canal, restoring peace in Asia, and promoting it in Europe, Roosevelt helped renew the sense of mastery and self-confidence the social and economic upheavals of the late nine- teenth century had largely dissolved in the United States.”1 Theodore Roosevelt was born on October 27, 1858. Born and raised into a time of terrible strife in America,Theodore Roosevelt learned from his early life experiences.
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