Foreign Service: Five Decades on the Frontlines of American Diplomacy
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| Rating | : | 4.75 (955 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0815730047 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 336 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-02-20 |
| Language | : | English |
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Jim Dobbins was there and now deploys his analytical mind to look back. Indispensable.Carl Bildt, former prime minister of Sweden. A truly fascinating tour through the inner policy process in some of the most challenging diplomatic and conflict situations the United States has faced in modern times
Fifty Years in the Heart of American Diplomacy from One of America's Wisest and Wittiest Diplomats This book is serious and wise about important issues and events but, often witty and sometimes irreverent when discussing himself. So well-written that I couldn't put it down. Unlike many books written by career bureaucrats, I saw not an iota of complaining about times when he was badly treated. Five decades of "Just the facts, m'am," given most engagingly. Especially recommended for readers considering an international career.
A behind the scenes look at 50 years of US diplomacy.From Vietnam in the 1960s to Afghanistan in this decade, James Dobbins was on the frontlines of American diplomacy and worked to advance U.S. military interventions in Afghanistan, Bosnia, Haiti, Kosovo, and Somalia. national interests in some of the world’s most difficult and troubled arenas.In Foreign Service, Dobbins takes the reader behind the scenes at the Vietnam peace talks, the darkest days of the Cold War, the reunification of Germany, the collapse of the Soviet Union, and the U.S. He provides a thoughtful insider’s account of all these ventures, analyzes the sources of both success and failure, and provides incisive portraits of many of the chief actors.Presidents Clinton, Bush, and Obama turned repeatedly to Dobbins as a diplomatic trouble-shooter with the right instincts and experience to help find solutions for seemingly irresolvable problems. Foreign Service vividly captures why they did.