adhered to the idea that America should endeavor to stay out of war at all times, and did

everything in their power to evade declaring and entering into war. Throughout their

reigns, war was ubiquitous in Europe, and many countries (especially Britain and France)

made numerous attempts to obtain and secure America's support. Washington and

Adams both believed that America should not side with any foreign country during times

of war making the fundamental purport of America's first foreign policy the elusion of

war at all costs. This policy was manifested throughout Washington and Adams'

involvement in, and reactions to the following affairs: the Citizen Genet controversy, the

One of Washington's initial attempts to pursue this policy was his counteraction

to the Genet Affair. In 1793, George Washington proclaimed neutrality, thus declaring

America an uninvolved, nonpartisan country in times of war. Simultaneously, Edmond

Charles Genet was sent to the United States as a special representative from France to

implore support in the French Revolution. Genet had previously resolved that the

shipping and to grant French military commissions to a number of Americans in order to

foreign policy. One example that exhibits this was the XYZ Affair. The French began

foreign alliances and connections. In conclusion, America's first foreign policy

essentially focused on eschewing war, and Washington and Adams were willing to make

gained was already legally theirs. Furthermore, the treaty relinquished important

of national esteem and led to the revoking of the French Alliance by Congress, the

felt that this treaty made the United States appear to be selling out to Britain. Despite the

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