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(I guess Samuel Eliot Morison would have to retitle his Oxford History of Something or Other)
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This seems like an awfully informal title for an encyl. -- shouldn't it be called [[United States foreign policy]]? [[User:Hayford Peirce|Hayford Peirce]] 23:32, 24 May 2008 (CDT)
== A possible replacement ==
::Is it informal?? it is accepted by the style guides (Chicago Manual of Style 15th ed p 568) and used by leading publishers in their book titles, such as Oxford University Press ('' Encyclopedia of U.S. Foreign Relations'' (1997)) See [http://books.google.com/books?as_q=&num=30&lr=&as_brr=0&btnG=Google+Search&as_epq=&as_oq=&as_eq=&as_libcat=0&as_brr=0&lr=&as_vt=U.S.+foreign+policy&as_auth=&as_pub=%22university+press%22&as_sub=&as_drrb=c&as_miny=&as_maxy=&as_isbn=  For 300 examples of book titles by university presses on "U.S. Foreign Policy"]  By contrast [http://books.google.com/books?as_q=&num=30&lr=&as_brr=0&btnG=Google+Search&as_epq=&as_oq=&as_eq=&as_libcat=0&as_brr=0&lr=&as_vt=United+states+foreign+policy&as_auth=&as_pub=%22university+press%22&as_sub=&as_drrb=c&as_miny=&as_maxy=&as_isbn= there are only 25 books that use "United States Foreign Policy"] in the title, and they all seem to be much older (none appeared in recent years).[[User:Richard Jensen|Richard Jensen]] 23:46, 24 May 2008 (CDT)
Following up on using the State Department structure, there could be sections on the various upper-level State Department areas of responsibility, plus other aspects of grand strategy as seen in Treasury, the military, intelligence community, etc: [[User:Howard C. Berkowitz|Howard C. Berkowitz]] 01:55, 7 August 2009 (UTC)
:::Geez, I am astonished! On the other hand, I left the friendly groves of Academe back in 1964. But I wonder what Crane Brinton or Sam Morison would think about this turn of events: the latter certainly didn't call his opus "The Oxford History of the U.S." Oh, well, back to the drawing board.... [[User:Hayford Peirce|Hayford Peirce]] 23:58, 24 May 2008 (CDT)
*Regional
**African Affairs (AF)
**European and Eurasian Affairs (EUR)
**East Asian and Pacific Affairs (EAP)
**Near Eastern Affairs (NEA)
**South and Central Asian Affairs (SCA)
**Western Hemisphere Affairs (WHA)
 
*Functional
**Counterterrorism (S/CT)
**Reconstruction and Stabilization Peace operations(S/CRS)
**Global AIDS Coordinator, Office of (S/GAC)
**Global Women's Issues (S/GWI)
**War Crimes Issues (S/WCI)
**Foreign assistance
**Arms Control and International Security (T)
**Economic, Energy and Agricultural Affairs(E)
**Democracy and Global Affairs (G)
**Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs (R)
**Economic, Energy and Business Affairs (EEB)
**Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA)
**International Information Programs (IIP)
**International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (INL)
**International Organization Affairs (IO)
**International Security and Nonproliferation (ISN)
**Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs (OES)
**Population, Refugees, and Migration (PRM)
 
:I have gone ahead with this reorganization. The earlier article, with the talk page moved, is now at [[History of U.S. foreign policy]]. [[User:Howard C. Berkowitz|Howard C. Berkowitz]] 22:05, 23 August 2009 (UTC)

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A possible replacement

Following up on using the State Department structure, there could be sections on the various upper-level State Department areas of responsibility, plus other aspects of grand strategy as seen in Treasury, the military, intelligence community, etc: Howard C. Berkowitz 01:55, 7 August 2009 (UTC)

  • Regional
    • African Affairs (AF)
    • European and Eurasian Affairs (EUR)
    • East Asian and Pacific Affairs (EAP)
    • Near Eastern Affairs (NEA)
    • South and Central Asian Affairs (SCA)
    • Western Hemisphere Affairs (WHA)
  • Functional
    • Counterterrorism (S/CT)
    • Reconstruction and Stabilization Peace operations(S/CRS)
    • Global AIDS Coordinator, Office of (S/GAC)
    • Global Women's Issues (S/GWI)
    • War Crimes Issues (S/WCI)
    • Foreign assistance
    • Arms Control and International Security (T)
    • Economic, Energy and Agricultural Affairs(E)
    • Democracy and Global Affairs (G)
    • Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs (R)
    • Economic, Energy and Business Affairs (EEB)
    • Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA)
    • International Information Programs (IIP)
    • International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (INL)
    • International Organization Affairs (IO)
    • International Security and Nonproliferation (ISN)
    • Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs (OES)
    • Population, Refugees, and Migration (PRM)
I have gone ahead with this reorganization. The earlier article, with the talk page moved, is now at History of U.S. foreign policy. Howard C. Berkowitz 22:05, 23 August 2009 (UTC)
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