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Lessons from a Diplomatic Life: Watching Flowers from Horseback Marshall Adair
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Item specifics
- Condition
- Like New
- Seller Notes
- “Pristine copy, a gift that I never read.”
- Pages
- 244
- Publication Date
- 2012-12-21
- Signed By
- Marshall P. Adair
- Signed
- Yes
- Narrative Type
- Nonfiction
- Personalized
- Yes
- Intended Audience
- Young Adults, Adults
- ISBN
- 9781442220805
About this product
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Incorporated
ISBN-10
1442220805
ISBN-13
9781442220805
eBay Product ID (ePID)
154352545
Product Key Features
Book Title
Lessons from a Diplomatic Life : Watching Flowers from Horseback
Number of Pages
244 Pages
Language
English
Topic
International Relations / General, Political, American Government / Executive Branch, International Relations / Diplomacy
Publication Year
2012
Genre
Political Science, Biography & Autobiography
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
0.9 in
Item Weight
17.6 Oz
Item Length
9.3 in
Item Width
6.3 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2012-045158
Dewey Edition
23
Reviews
Mr. Adair has written a most insightful account of his career as a third-generation diplomat, one that offers real insight into the changing status of spouses and children accompanying foreign service officers in the field. . . . Mr. Adair does an excellent job of demonstrating how the personnel policies of the U.S. Department of State often impacted his career. . . . Readers who take public service seriously will sympathize with the author and value his unusually candid reflections on his work., Marshall Adair's book, Lessons from a Diplomatic Life: Watching Flowers from Horseback, is a delightful read. As he brings readers along a journey from Paris to Lubumbashi and on to Asia, his engaging personal story offers insights into history and diplomacy, as well as context for the events he describes and the flavor of the places in which he serves... His adventurous underscore the value of diplomacy and the unique satisfaction that comes from Foreign Service life at its best., An autobiography that doubles as a travelogue and description of the challenges of contemporary diplomacy, this is a very engaging reflection on a life fulfilled by service to the United States in a kaleidoscope of countries and cultures, each vividly and insightfully portrayed. Adair provides a remarkably accessible and often entertaining answer to the mystery of what diplomats do and what difference they make. One comes away astonished by the variety of work experiences the U.S. Foreign Service offers its members and gratified by having gotten to know one of them and his family on such pleasant terms., Marshall Adair has written a unique and invaluable book about life in the American Foreign Service, one of the least appreciated and understood, but most important institutions to our nation's security. I have had the privilege as a political appointee to work with Foreign Service officers abroad and in Washington. Their uniform excellence and dedication to the best American values was inspirational. Adair brings to life the strengths and weaknesses of American foreign policy and our foreign policy apparatus in dramatic ways, with illuminating examples based upon his own varied and distinguished service. It is must reading for anyone wishing to understand how the U.S. Foreign Service operates to present the best of America abroad., For those who believe that the information age has reduced the significance of the U.S. Foreign Service, this fascinating first-person account of the overseas experiences of an accomplished American diplomat will provide a useful corrective. Dragooned by the needs of the service into a first assignment in Paris, the dream of every Foreign Service Officer, the author happily moved from there to the heart of Africa and then on to a series of demanding posts in China, Southeast Asia, and the Balkans, gaining experience, immersing himself in local culture and history, surviving adventures, and enthusiastically promoting U.S. interests at every turn. This book admirably captures the excitement and challenges of working and raising a family abroad in the nation's service., Marshall Adair has written a unique and invaluable book about life in the American Foreign Service, one of the least appreciated and understood, but most important institutions to our nation's security. I have had the privilege as a political appointee to work with Foreign Service officers abroad and in Washington. Their uniform excellence and dedication to the best American values was inspirational. Adair brings to life the strengths and weaknesses of American foreign policy and our foreign policy apparatus in dramatic ways, with illuminating examples based upon his own varied and distinguished service. It is must reading for anyone wishing to understand how the U.S. Foreign Service operates to present the best of America abroad., An autobiography that doubles as a travelogue and description of the challenges of contemporary diplomacy, this is a very engaging reflection on a life fulfilled by service to the United States in a kaleidoscope of countries and cultures, each vividly and insightfully portrayed. Adair provides a remarkably accessible and often entertaining answer to the mystery of what diplomats do and what difference they make. One comes away astonished by the variety of work experiences the U.S. Foreign Service offers its members and gratified by having gotten to know one of them and his family on such pleasant terms., Marshall Adair has written a unique and invaluable book about life in the American Foreign Service, one of the least appreciated and understood, but most important institutions to our natione(tm)s security. I have had the privilege as a political appointee to work with Foreign Service officers abroad and in Washington. Their uniform excellence and dedication to the best American values was inspirational. Adair brings to life the strengths and weaknesses of American foreign policy and our foreign policy apparatus in dramatic ways, with illuminating examples based upon his own varied and distinguished service. It is must reading for anyone wishing to understand how the U.S. Foreign Service operates to present the best of America abroad.
Dewey Decimal
327.730092 B
Table Of Content
Dedication Preface Chapter 1: First Assignment, Paris Chapter 2: Edge of Darkness, Lubumbashi Chapter 3: Introduction to China, Taipei Chapter 4: The Last International City, Hong Kong Chapter 5: The Middle Kingdom, Beijing Chapter 6: Where 'the Dawn Comes Up Like Thunder', Rangoon Chapter 7: Flower Pepper and Buttered Tea, Sichuan Chapter 8: Old War, Tuzla Chapter 9: New War, Special Operations Command MacDill Air Force Base, FL Chapter 10: Coda
Synopsis
This first-hand account of the author's work with foreign governments and populations provides a unique outlook that has critical policy implications today. Through this retelling, Adair illuminates how the depth and accuracy needed of Foreign Service agents requires a close and intimate understanding of the cultures and governments they work with., In his new book, Lessons from a Diplomatic Life: Watching Flowers from Horseback, retired State Department official and career diplomat Marshall P. Adair recounts and reflects on his time in the US Foreign Service. The story of his assignments throughout the world reveals important details about significant foreign policy issues and historic events, including Bosnia, American policy toward Tibet, the 1988 Burmese uprising, and the foundations of the current US-China relationship. It provides the reader with an inside look at the history of the US State Department, US diplomacy, and US foreign policy of recent decades, during what was often an unstable and uncertain time. This first-hand, detailed account of the author's work with foreign governments and populations provides a unique outlook on US relations around the world that has critical policy implications for the situations we face today. Through this retelling, Adair illuminates how the depth and accuracy needed of diplomats and Foreign Service agents requires a close and intimate understanding of the cultures and governments they work with. equires a close and intimate understanding of the cultures and governments they work with. equires a close and intimate understanding of the cultures and governments they work with. equires a close and intimate understanding of the cultures and governments they work with., In his new book, Lessons from a Diplomatic Life: Watching Flowers from Horseback, retired State Department official and career diplomat Marshall P. Adair recounts and reflects on his time in the US Foreign Service. The story of his assignments throughout the world reveals important details about significant foreign policy issues and historic events, including Bosnia, American policy toward Tibet, the 1988 Burmese uprising, and the foundations of the current US-China relationship. It provides the reader with an inside look at the history of the US State Department, US diplomacy, and US foreign policy of recent decades, during what was often an unstable and uncertain time. This first-hand, detailed account of the author's work with foreign governments and populations provides a unique outlook on US relations around the world that has critical policy implications for the situations we face today. Through this retelling, Adair illuminates how the depth and accuracy needed of diplomats and Foreign Service agents requires a close and intimate understanding of the cultures and governments they work with.
LC Classification Number
E840.8.A33 2013
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