Your Diplomats at Work by Franklin E Huffman
This book is an account of the author's sometimes comical, sometimes frustrating, but always enlightening adventures as a diplomat in seven countries. As a former academic who had worked and traveled in some sixty countries of the world before joining the Foreign Service, Huffman provides trenchant commentary on the history, culture, and political situation in each country. Written with a light touch, the book critiques some of the stifling bureaucracy and resultant inefficiency of the U.S. Department of State, along with practical recommendations for improvement. In the Prologue he describes the circuitous route by which a Virginia farm boy became a professor and diplomat. This brief introductory account of the first fifty years of the author's life establishes his credentials. Your Diplomats at Work is a richly detailed memoir of the author's varied experiences across two careers.Franklin E. Huffman taught Thai, Cambodian, Vietnamese and Southeast Asian linguistics as a professor of linguistics and Asian studies at Yale University (1967-72) and Cornell University (1972-85).
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| ISBN 13 | 9780983245179 |
| ISBN 10 | 0983245177 |
| Title | Your Diplomats at Work |
| Author | Franklin E Huffman |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | New Academia Publishing, LLC |
| Year published | 2011-06-01 |
| Number of pages | 280 |
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