法蘭西斯丹那對於派任Russia的職務猶豫不決，不巧俄羅斯凱瑟琳女皇又拒絕承認他作為美國代表，因為女皇不希望惹惱仍因在美國獨立戰爭中失利而憤怒的英國。

最後年輕的亞當斯獨自回到巴黎，花了幾個月遊覽個好幾個歐洲國家，在丹那的任務失敗後，美國在俄羅斯一直沒有正式的外交代表，這個狀況持續到美國第四任總統詹姆士麥迪森（James Madison）、於1809年派任約翰昆西亞當斯為首任俄羅斯認可的美國大使後，才告一段落。

亞當斯在相當年輕的年紀就獲得擔任俄羅斯大使的重要職務、開始了個人的外交服務生涯，在他的外交服務經歷中哪些是最讓人難忘的貢獻呢？

Francis Dana was uncertain about the prospects for his Russia posting. Unfortunately, Catherine the Great, Empress of Russia, refused to acknowledge him, because she did not want to upset the British, who were still angry for having lost the American Revolution.

Eventually young Adams made the return journey to Paris alone, taking several months and traveling through a number of European countries. Following the failure of the Dana mission, the United States had no diplomatic representation in Russia until President James Madison appointed John Quincy Adams as the first recognized U.S. ambassador to Russia in 1809.

Although Adams's first Russian experience at such a young age was an impressive start to his foreign-service career, what is considered his most memorable diplomatic service?

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