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They Call It Diplomacy (Paperback)
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They Call It Diplomacy (Paperback)
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List price R315
Loot Price R257
Discovery Miles 2 570
You Save R58 (18%)
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The memoirs of senior UK diplomat Sir Peter Westmacott, former
ambassador in Turkey, France and the United States during Barack
Obama's presidency.'A highly readable account of a glittering
diplomatic career' Tony Blair 'One of the most brilliant and
consequential diplomats of his generation' Andrew Roberts 'A
must-read guide to the crucial role for diplomacy in restoring
British influence' Philip Stephens Urbane, globe-trotting
mandarins; polished hosts of ambassadorial gatherings attended by
the well-groomed ranks of the international great and good: such is
the well-worn image of the career diplomat. But beyond the canapes
of familiar caricature, what does a professional diplomat actually
do? What are the activities that fill the working day of Her
Majesty's Ambassadors around the world? Peter Westmacott's
forty-year career in the Foreign and Commonwealth Office straddled
the last decade of the Cold War and the age of globalization,
included spells in pre-revolutionary Iran and the European
Commission in Brussels, and culminated in prestigious ambassadorial
postings in Ankara, Paris and Washington in the post-9/11 era. As
well as offering an engaging account of life in the upper echelons
of the diplomatic and political worlds, and often revealing
portraits of global leaders such as Blair, Erdogan, Obama and
Biden, They Call It Diplomacy mounts a vigorous defence of the
continuing relevance of the diplomat in an age of instant
communication, social media and special envoys; and details what
its author sees as some of the successes of recent British
diplomacy.
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