US Department of State
Office of the Historian: The Citizen Genet Affair
Washington's foreign affair policy was motivated by the crisis between France and Britain. Edmond Charles Genet was the foreign minister to the United States who was recalled due to defiant actions. Read how this spectacle solidified...
University of Groningen
American History: Outlines: Genet and Foreign Policy
This article from the University of Groningen explains the role that Citizen Genet played in challenging foreign policy under Washington's administration.
PublicBookshelf Corporation
Our Country: Citizen Genet
From an 1877 book originally titled "Household History for All Readers," this section discusses Citizen Genet. Genet was the French ambassador who tried to get the US to break its neutrality during Washington's administration.