AMBASSADORS AT SEA
Written by Henry E. Catto
Published by University of Texas Press
in 1998
ISBN: 029271212X
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AMBASSADORS AT SEA
Written by Henry E. Catto.
Stock no. 2111058
1st USA.
1998.
Hardback.
Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
The High and Low Adventures of a Diplomat by Henry E. Catto Jnr. B/w photos. American edition. ISBN: 029271212X. SIGNED by author, with dedication to front endpaper. Wear and a few marks to cover edges. Wrapper is unevenly browned, creased with a few marks.
Front cover
Contents
- Preface
- Acknowledgements
- PART 1. LIFE BEFORE FORTY
- Rocky Mountain High
- Beginnings
- Party of Choice
- Boarding the Train
- Twenty-three Rabbits and an Elephant
- Making like Marco Polo
- The Social Tightrope
- D.C. Family Life
- PART 2. EL SALVADOR
- The Next Step
- Anatomy of an Embassy
- El Salvador Overview
- A Day in the Life....
- Domestic and Social Conventions
- Culture Shock
- Protoloco
- Sad Day for Democracy
- Coup d'Etat
- The Bill Collector
- Abroad and at Home
- Marxist Terrorism
- The El Salvador Tour
- Winds Up
- PART 3. PROTOCOL
- "Never, But Never, Miss of Motorcade"
- Occupational Hazards
- Hitting the Road with Mixon, Part I
- Hitting the Road with Nixon, Part 2
- The Fall of a President
- Back to Business as Usual
- A Refreshing Change in Command
- "Super K" in Action
- Lessons in Hardball Diplomacy
- Two Weeks, One King, Four Prime Ministers, and a Shah
- Sometimes You Win One....
- .. and Sometimes You Lose One
- Equal Time for Israel
- Preparing for the Next Challenge
- Spanish Successes and Bicentennial Bloopers
- Hail, Britannia
- PART 4. THE UNITED NATIONS AND THE PENTAGON
- A Post in Geneva
- Return to the Private Sector
- Investments in Politics and Publishing
- New Administration, New Job
- All Over the Map with Cap
- Channels of Communication
- The Media and the Pentagon
- Briefings and Leaks
- Civilian Ventures and Explorations
- PART 5. THE COURT OF ST JAMES
- Tapped for a Coveted Post
- Settling In
- Presentation of Credentials
- Dinner at Buckingham Palace - and Murder
- A Presidential Visit
- A Procession of Dignitaries
- Turnover in the Ranks
- Good Company, Good Food, Good Entertainment
- The Beefsteak Club, the Middle Temple, and Me
- Covering The Territory
- The Queen's English and Other Niceties
- Ties Between Nations
- Trouble in the Gulf
- Changing of the Guard
- The Approach of War
- A Bit of Celebration
- War
- A Compelling Offer
- PART 6. U.S. INFORMATION AGENCY
- "Director of What"?
- USIA Covers the World
- Achieving Goals, Addressing Concerns
- Freedom of the Press
- Public Diplomacy and an Open Door Policy at USIA
- On The Road Again
- The View From the Great Wall
- Next Stop, Eastern Europe
- The Changing Face of Africa
- Meeting Notes
- A Losing Campaign
- Melancholy Denouement
- Witch-Hunt
- Moving on.
- Notes
- Index