WILLIAM D. MORGAN is a former Foreign Service Officer in the U.S. Department of State and a retired Minister Counselor. He served from 1950 to 1987.CHARLES STUART KENNEDY is Director of the Foreign Affairs Oral History Program, Lauinger Library, Georgetown University. Also a former Foreign Service Officer, he authored The American Consul: A History of the United States Consular Service, 1776-1914 (Greenwood Press, 1990).

• Preface Introduction to the Consular Function Consular Leadership Leadership in the Field The Role of Junior Officers Professional Training Foreign Service National Employees Relations of the Consular Section with Other Embassy Components Consular Trade in International Politics Communism and Consular Affairs Contemporary Management Technology Relations with Congress The American Community Protection and Welfare Other Citizenship Services Anti-narcotic Responsibilities Anti-fraud Measures The Visa Function Refugee Programs Immigration and Nationality Service Seaman and Shipping Glossary Index

WILLIAM D. MORGAN is a former Foreign Service Officer in the U.S. Department of State and a retired Minister Counselor. He served from 1950 to 1987.CHARLES STUART KENNEDY is Director of the Foreign Affairs Oral History Program, Lauinger Library, Georgetown University. Also a former Foreign Service Officer, he authored The American Consul: A History of the United States Consular Service, 1776-1914 (Greenwood Press, 1990).

• Preface Introduction to the Consular Function Consular Leadership Leadership in the Field The Role of Junior Officers Professional Training Foreign Service National Employees Relations of the Consular Section with Other Embassy Components Consular Trade in International Politics Communism and Consular Affairs Contemporary Management Technology Relations with Congress The American Community Protection and Welfare Other Citizenship Services Anti-narcotic Responsibilities Anti-fraud Measures The Visa Function Refugee Programs Immigration and Nationality Service Seaman and Shipping Glossary Index

WILLIAM D. MORGAN is a former Foreign Service Officer in the U.S. Department of State and a retired Minister Counselor. He served from 1950 to 1987.CHARLES STUART KENNEDY is Director of the Foreign Affairs Oral History Program, Lauinger Library, Georgetown University. Also a former Foreign Service Officer, he authored The American Consul: A History of the United States Consular Service, 1776-1914 (Greenwood Press, 1990).

• Preface Introduction to the Consular Function Consular Leadership Leadership in the Field The Role of Junior Officers Professional Training Foreign Service National Employees Relations of the Consular Section with Other Embassy Components Consular Trade in International Politics Communism and Consular Affairs Contemporary Management Technology Relations with Congress The American Community Protection and Welfare Other Citizenship Services Anti-narcotic Responsibilities Anti-fraud Measures The Visa Function Refugee Programs Immigration and Nationality Service Seaman and Shipping Glossary Index