| ID | 160226 |
| Title Proper | New look” of German diplomacy |
| Other Title Information | the west German foreign service after the second world war |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Wiegeshoff, Andrea |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | When established in 1951, the West German Foreign Office resembled its pre-1945 Berlin Ministry predecessor in many ways. Notably, about 45 percent of Bonn’s diplomats came from the old service. Such continuities raised concerns about a restoration of old diplomatic traditions and attitudes. However, significant changes in German diplomacy—its West German variant—soon became evident, not least in terms of diplomatic style and methods. This analysis explores how the Foreign Office’s staff adopted, promoted, or rejected such changes. It assesses institutional processes of transformation and examines why diplomats were willing to “re-learn” diplomacy after the Second World War. Likewise evaluated are the problems and limits of re-orientation. By focussing on (dis)continuities within the Foreign Service in the 1950s and 1960s, the analysis contributes to the general field of research on processes of transition in West Germany after the end of the Third Reich. |
| `In' analytical Note | Diplomacy and Statecraft Vol. 29, No.2; Jun 2018: p.187-207 |
| Journal Source | Diplomacy and Statecraft Vol: 29 No 2 |
| Key Words | Second World War ; German Diplomacy ; New Look ; German Foreign Service |