Part one of term paper
Arthur Henderson's period as Foreign Secretary was the high point of his career, and also probably the most satisfying part of his life. During this period he went from strength to strength at home and abroad. Henderson did not look the part of a diplomat, he had no foreign languages or social skills, yet few who ever worked in the Foreign ...

Part two of term paper
... Though he did not strike people as especially clever, there was no getting round him, his massive honesty of purpose would shame those out purely for economic position. Henderson wanted the Foreign Office because he knew what he wanted to do there, the task was immense, but he was not frightened of it. "The unhurried and deliberate manner he used in the Labour Party office he used in the Foreign Office." With the help of those around him, in particular Hugh Dalton (his Under-Secretary), he set ...