The last American diplomat : John D. Negroponte and the changing face of American diplomacy / George W. Liebmann.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Liebmann, George W., author.

Series:

International library of twentieth century history ; v. 45.

International library of twentieth century history ; v. 45

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Negroponte, John D.

Diplomats--United States--Biography.

Diplomats.

United States--Foreign relations--1945-1989.

United States.

United States--Foreign relations--1989-.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (384 p.)

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : I.B. Tauris, 2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

"Can John D. Negroponte be described as 'The Last American Diplomat'? In a career spanning 50 years of unprecedented American global power, he was the last of a dying breed of patrician diplomats - devoted to public service, a self-effacing and ultimate insider, whose prime duty was to advise, guide and warn. Negroponte served as US ambassador to Honduras, Mexico, the Philippines and Iraq; he was US Permanent Representative to the UN, Director of National Intelligence and Deputy Secretary of State to George W. Bush. His was a high-flying and seemingly conventional career but one full of surprises. He opposed Kissinger in Vietnam, argued against direct military action against Marxists in Central America and warned that the Iraq War could be another 'Vietnam'. George W. Liebmann's incisive account of Negroponte's life and career is based on personal and shared experience, as well as thorough research and interviews with Negroponte and other leading actors. It will provide fascinating reading for students and researchers interested in the inside-story of American diplomacy, revealing personal and policy struggles, and the underlying fissures present even in the world's last remaining superpower."--Publisher's website.

Contents:

Early years

Hong Kong

Vietnam

Standford interlude

Kissinger and the National Security Council

Ecuador

Thessaloniki

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Fisheries

Deputy Assistant Secretary for East Asian and Pacific Affairs

Honduras

Assistant Secretary for Oceans, Environmental and Scientific Affairs

Deputy National Security Advisor

Mexico

The Philippines

Panama

McGraw-Hill

United Nations Iraq

Director of National Intelligence

Deputy Secretary of State

Conclusion.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 309-354) and index.

ISBN:

9780755624034

0755624033

9780857730404

0857730401

9780857721334

085772133X

9781280876738

1280876735

OCLC:

796383087