Incidental Oriental secretary and other tales of foreign service / Richard L. Jackson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Jackson, Richard L., 1939- author.

Series:

ADST-DACOR diplomats and diplomacy series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Jackson, Richard L., 1939-.

Jackson, Richard L.

Genre:

Autobiographies.

Physical Description:

xx, 240 pages ; 23 cm.

Place of Publication:

Lanham, Maryland : Hamilton Books, an imprint of Rowman & Littlefield, [2016]

Summary:

This memoir attempts to capture the humor and sheer incongruity of working across cultures in an international career spanning diplomacy and education. Written in a light hearted tone, it also delves into tragic consequences in countries such as Somalia, Libya, and Greece. While critical in many respects of US foreign policy, it also hopes to attract adventurous young men and women of today's generation to possible careers in diplomacy. The author uses humor and anecdote to highlight the monumental changes in the world environment and practice of diplomacy in the short space of a single career. Book jacket.

Contents:

I Entry on Duty 1

II Somalia 7

III From Kingdom to Jamahiriya 37

IV Foggy Bottom* 57

V Multilateral Diplomacy 89

VI The Fabled Kingdom 109

VII Heritage as Handicap, the Case of Greece 149

VIII Epilogue 197

Appendix I Richard L. Jackson, "The Unraveling of a Greek Crisis." 207

Appendix II "Ma Yinchu: From Yale to Architect of Chinese Population Policy." / Richard Jackson Jackson, Richard 221

Appendix III "The Founders' Intent" / Richard Jackson Jackson, Richard 235.

ISBN:

9780761867869

0761867864

OCLC:

949750484

Publisher Number:

99969063793