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==Diplomat==
==Diplomat==
[[Image:Treaty of Paris by Benjamin West 1783.jpg|thumb|right|250px|[[Treaty of Paris]], Painting by Benjamin West (never completed). The painting depicts from left to right, [[John Jay]], John Adams, [[Benjamin Franklin]], [[Henry Laurens]], and [[William Temple Franklin]].]]
Adams served the Continental Congress as a diplomat, remaining abroad for a decade, from 1778 to 1788. Originally posted to France, he served in Paris with [[Benjamin Franklin]]. Franklin felt that Adams' blunt style and lack of understanding of European diplomatic process harmed the American effort. After France, Adams was posted to the Netherlands, where he secured a large war loan to help the patriot cause. Adams chaired the American delegation that drew up the [[Treaty of Paris]] in 1783, which formally ended the [[American Revolution]].
Adams served the Continental Congress as a diplomat, remaining abroad for a decade, from 1778 to 1788. Originally posted to France, he served in Paris with [[Benjamin Franklin]]. Franklin felt that Adams' blunt style and lack of understanding of European diplomatic process harmed the American effort. After France, Adams was posted to the Netherlands, where he secured a large war loan to help the patriot cause. Adams chaired the American delegation that drew up the [[Treaty of Paris]] in 1783, which formally ended the [[American Revolution]].