Ambassador at Large: Diplomat Extraordinary

I. The Idea for the Office.- Presidental Personal Emissary.- Definition.- Presidential Appointment of Special Emissaries.- Functions.- Department of State Reorganization.- Synthesis — Norman H. Davis.- II. The Office Established — Philip C. Jessup: Secretary of State Deputy.- Appointment.- Functions.- United Nations.- Foreign Ministers’ Meetings.- Department of State Duties.- Resignation.- III. The Office Expanded — W. Averell Harriman: High-Level Roving Ambassador.- First Appointment as Ambassador at Large - 1961.- Second Appointment as Ambassador at Large - 1965.- Functions.- Roving Emissary.- Ad Hoc Missions.- Conference Delegate.- Department of State Duties.- Conclusion.- IV. The Office as Expedient — Chester Bowles and David M. Kennedy: Presidential Advisers.- Chester Bowles.- Appointment.- Functions.- Conclusion.- David M. Kennedy.- Appointment.- Functions.- Conclusion.- V. The Office as an Interim Post — Llewellyn E. Thompson, Ellsworth Bunker, Henry Cabot Lodge, George C. McGhee: Area Specialists.- Llewellyn E. Thompson.- Functions.- Ellsworth Bunker.- Functions.- Henry Cabot Lodge.- Functions.- George C. McGhee.- Functions no.- Conclusion.- VI. The Ambassador at Large — Past and Future.- Background.- Concepts of the Office.- Appointment Process.- Functions.- Roving Emissary.- Ad Hoc Missions.- Conference Delegate.- Presidential Adviser.- Secretary of State Deputy.- Department of State Duties.- Summary.- Level of Operation.- Conclusion.- Selected Bibliography.