When the White House calls : from immigrant entrepreneur to U.S. ambassador / John Price.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Price, John, 1933- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Price, John, 1933-.

Price, John.

Ambassadors--United States--Biography.

Ambassadors.

Ambassadors--Mauritius--Biography.

Ambassadors--Seychelles--Biography.

Ambassadors--Comoros--Biography.

Businesspeople--Utah--Biography.

Businesspeople.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (711 pages) : illustrations, maps

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Salt Lake City, Utah : The University of Utah Press, 2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

When the White House Calls tells the life story of John Price, one of Utah's most prominent citizens, beginning with his birth in Germany through his years as a successful builder and real estate developer--with business interests in broadcasting, manufacturing, distribution, and banking--to his life as a diplomat.

Contents:

Intro

Contents

Maps

Preface

Acknowledgments

1. The Call to Service

2. The Early Years

3. Go West, Young Man

4. A Half-Century of Endeavors

5. Born-Again Athlete

6. Back to Business

7. The State Department Culture

8. The End of an Era

9. Diego Garcia

10. The Republic of Mauritius

11. An Active Embassy

12. The Republic of Seychelles

13. Embassy Business

14. The Union of the Comoros

15. Host Country Engagement

16. Rebuilding Support

17. Conflicts and Demarches

18. American Trade and America at War

19. Finding Resolution

20. Island Business and Politics

21. Comoros and the Three Island Governments

22. Host Country and Regional Issues

23. Island Business in Washington, D.C.

24. A Time for Goodbyes

25. Keeping in Touch with the Host Countries

26. The Engagement of Comoros

27. Our Foreign Policy

Appendix A: Letter of Credence from President George W. Bush

Appendix B: The Horn of Africa

Appendix C: Somaliland

Appendix D: Interviews with Country Leaders

Appendix E: Community and Civic Involvement

Glossary of Acronyms and Terms

Bibliography

Index.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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ISBN:

1-60781-395-5

OCLC:

927384632