DC Confidential by Sir Christopher Meyer
Riveting and candid memoir of life behind the scenes as US Ambassador and Prime Minister's Press Secretary - a Sunday Times bestseller
It is delightfully undiplomatic - brimming with barbed comments, colourful anecdotes and amusing assessments of No 10's top talent * GUARDIAN *
Absorbing account by Meyer of his tenure as ambassador to Washington during distinctly interesting timesHis descriptions of the building of new Labour's relationship with the US administration, and the battles between the foreign office and No 10 are fascinating * SUNDAY TIMES *
The insights into buffoons who run amok in our name makes this a rude, iconoclastic delight * HERALD *
A marvellously entertaining and readable book * EVENING STANDARD *
The chapters on 9/11 and on the Iraq War are totally absorbing and often quite moving * INDEPENDENT ON SUNDAY *
The delicious portraiture, razor-sharp character assessments and the sharing of undiplomatic discretions, are all beautifully, and often comically, presented * SUNDAY HERALD *
The book is of great value to anyone interested in diplomacy and foreign policy * INDEPENDENT *
He provides some captivating insights into modern diplomacy and American life * METRO *
He tells a juicy tale * SUNDAY TIMES *
For all his colourful and funny stories, the enduring value of his picture of the Blain years is the way Meyer shows this Government steadily ripping up the rules * DAILY EXPRESS *
An entertaining and informative read * IRISH TIMES *
A masterpiece of elegance which places the steletto between New Labour's shoulder blades with panache * COUNTRY LIFE *
it is delightfully undiplomatic - brimming with barbed comments, colourful anecdotes and amusing assesments of No 10's top talent. -- Aimee Shalan * THE GUARDIAN *
'...absorbing account by Meyer of his tenure as ambassador to Washington during distinctly interesting times. His descriptions of the building of new Labour's relationship with the US administration, and the battles between the foreign office and No 10 are fascinating'. * SUNDAY TIMES, *
the insights into buffoons who run amok in our name makes this a rude, iconoclastic delight. -- Martin Tierney * THE HERALD *
Absorbing account by Meyer of his tenure as ambassador to Washington during distinctly interesting timesHis descriptions of the building of new Labour's relationship with the US administration, and the battles between the foreign office and No 10 are fascinating * SUNDAY TIMES *
The insights into buffoons who run amok in our name makes this a rude, iconoclastic delight * HERALD *
A marvellously entertaining and readable book * EVENING STANDARD *
The chapters on 9/11 and on the Iraq War are totally absorbing and often quite moving * INDEPENDENT ON SUNDAY *
The delicious portraiture, razor-sharp character assessments and the sharing of undiplomatic discretions, are all beautifully, and often comically, presented * SUNDAY HERALD *
The book is of great value to anyone interested in diplomacy and foreign policy * INDEPENDENT *
He provides some captivating insights into modern diplomacy and American life * METRO *
He tells a juicy tale * SUNDAY TIMES *
For all his colourful and funny stories, the enduring value of his picture of the Blain years is the way Meyer shows this Government steadily ripping up the rules * DAILY EXPRESS *
An entertaining and informative read * IRISH TIMES *
A masterpiece of elegance which places the steletto between New Labour's shoulder blades with panache * COUNTRY LIFE *
it is delightfully undiplomatic - brimming with barbed comments, colourful anecdotes and amusing assesments of No 10's top talent. -- Aimee Shalan * THE GUARDIAN *
'...absorbing account by Meyer of his tenure as ambassador to Washington during distinctly interesting times. His descriptions of the building of new Labour's relationship with the US administration, and the battles between the foreign office and No 10 are fascinating'. * SUNDAY TIMES, *
the insights into buffoons who run amok in our name makes this a rude, iconoclastic delight. -- Martin Tierney * THE HERALD *
Christopher Meyer served as Ambassador to the United Kingdom to the United States from 1997 until 2003. He was a vital link in the important relationship between America and Britain, one of the closest periods since the Second World War. He had previously been British Ambassador to Germany and chief spokesman and press secretary for former Prime Minister John Major, and for Geoffrey Howe when he was Foreign Secretary. In 2003 Meyer was appointed Chairman of the Press Complaints Commission, a position he held until April 2009. He was knighted in 2001.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780753820919 |
| ISBN 10 | 0753820919 |
| Title | DC Confidential |
| Author | Sir Christopher Meyer |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Orion Publishing Co |
| Year published | 2006-06-28 |
| Number of pages | 320 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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