Outpost : life on the frontlines of American diplomacy : a memoir
Title
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Outpost : life on the frontlines of American diplomacy : a memoir
Author
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Hill, Christopher R. (Christopher Robert), 1952- author
ISBN
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9781451685916
Edition
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First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition.
Physical Description
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viii, 431 pages, 16 unnumbered pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Contents
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Early diplomatic lessons -- Peace Corps -- First mentor -- A force of nature -- Frasure -- A peace shuttle -- Unfinished business -- On to Geneva -- "Your beautiful country" -- Kosovo : "Where it began and where it will end" -- Unfinished peace -- The safe room -- Patterns of cooperation -- Calling an audible -- Plastic tulips -- Heart of darkness -- Showing up -- Breakfast with Cheney -- "That's verifiable" -- Global service -- Taking the Fifth -- The longest day -- Winding down the war.
Personal Subject
:
Hill, Christopher R. (Christopher Robert), 1952-
Corporate Subject
:
United States. Foreign Service -- Biography.
Subject Term
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Diplomats -- United States -- Biography.
Ambassadors -- United States -- Biography.
Geographic Term
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United States -- Foreign relations.
Summary
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An "inside the room" memoir from one of our most distinguished ambassadors who, in a career of service to the country, was sent to some of the most dangerous outposts of American diplomacy -- from the wars in the Balkans to the brutality of North Korea to the endless war in Iraq.
| Library | Material Type | Call Number | Item Available | Copies | Status |
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| Bayport Public Library | Book | 327.73 HIL | 1 | 1 | Nonfiction Collection |
| Hardwood Creek Library (Forest Lake) | Book | 327.73 HIL | 1 | 1 | Nonfiction Collection |
| Park Grove Library (Cottage Grove) | Book | 327.73 HIL | 1 | 1 | Nonfiction Collection |
| R.H. Stafford Library (Woodbury) | Book | 327.73 HIL | 1 | 1 | Nonfiction Collection |
| Stillwater Public Library | Book | 327.73 HIL | 1 | 1 | Nonfiction Collection |