The Incidental Oriental Secretary and Other Tales of Foreign Service
The Incidental Oriental Secretary and Other Tales of Foreign Service
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Summary
This memoir of a US diplomat attempts to capture the humor and sheer incongruity of working across cultures in an international career spanning diplomacy and education. Written in a light hearted tone, it also delves into tragic consequences in countries such as Somalia, Libya and Greece.
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The Incidental Oriental Secretary and Other Tales of Foreign Service by Richard L Jackson
This memoir attempts to capture the humor and sheer incongruity of working across cultures in an international career spanning diplomacy and education. Written in a light hearted tone, it also delves into tragic consequences in countries such as Somalia, Libya and Greece. While critical in many respects of US foreign policy, it also hopes to attract adventurous young men and women of today's generation to possible careers in diplomacy. The author uses humor and anecdote to highlight the monumental changes in the world environment and practice of diplomacy in the short space of a single career. The book features cover art and interior sketches by Eliza Jackson.
Not since Gerald Durrell wrote My Family and other Animals has the memoir, Foreign Service and Greece found such an erudite and humorous scribe-- Karen Rhoads Van Dyck, PhD.
Dick Jackson evokes the mystery, beauty and exoticism of Morocco that I myself experienced and was witness to for four unforgettable years as US Ambassador from 1981–1985. -- Joseph Verner Reed, former US ambassador and former Chief of Protocol
Dick Jackson came up with an incisive prologue, epilogue and annex for the second edition of my father's biography, American Hero, the True Story of Tommy Hitchcock, Sports Hero, War Hero, and Champion of the War-Winning P-51 Mustang, due out from Rowman Littlefield in September 2016. He has now turned his hand to this subjective, revealing and dryly funny account of his own experiences in diplomacy and more. -- Louise H. Stephaich
Dick Jackson evokes the mystery, beauty and exoticism of Morocco that I myself experienced and was witness to for four unforgettable years as US Ambassador from 1981–1985. -- Joseph Verner Reed, former US ambassador and former Chief of Protocol
Dick Jackson came up with an incisive prologue, epilogue and annex for the second edition of my father's biography, American Hero, the True Story of Tommy Hitchcock, Sports Hero, War Hero, and Champion of the War-Winning P-51 Mustang, due out from Rowman Littlefield in September 2016. He has now turned his hand to this subjective, revealing and dryly funny account of his own experiences in diplomacy and more. -- Louise H. Stephaich
Richard Jackson was an American Foreign Service Officer for three decades with postings in Somalia, Libya, Washington, Greece, the United Nations and Morocco. He then served eleven years as President of Anatolia College in Thessaloniki, Greece, later becoming an international consultant on higher education and a freelance writer.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9780761867869 |
| ISBN 10 | 0761867864 |
| Title | The Incidental Oriental Secretary and Other Tales of Foreign Service |
| Author | Richard L Jackson |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | University Press of America |
| Year published | 2016-07-13 |
| Number of pages | 260 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
| Note | Unavailable |