Teetering Balance An American Diplomat's Career and Family

Name: Teetering Balance An American Diplomat's Career and Family
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ISBN: 9781414021294

ISBN-10: 1414021291

ISBN-13: 9781414021294

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Authors: William Boudreau

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"A Teetering Balance" provides an inside view of an American diplomat at work. The author details his experiences representing the U.S. Government in the Congo, Madagascar and the Comoros. Anecdotes are also provided on other aspects of his 25year career as a Foreign Service Officer. Mr. Boudreau depicts the political climate in Africa, pitting the East versus the West during the height of the Cold War, (1960s-1980s). Among the included episodes are: white mercenary rebellion, missionaries at risk, Angolan liberation movements, devastating natural disasters, initiating contact with a relatively unknown country, denying Soviet military access to bases and effecting attitude changes within a…

Book details

List price: $24.95
Publisher: AuthorHouse
Publication date: 12/9/2003
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 464
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 1.25" tall
Weight: 1.540
Language: English