Diplomatic Tales: Stories from a Foreign Service Career and One Family's Adventures Abroad
- ISBN-10
- 1483461734
- ISBN-13
- 9781483461731
- Category
- Biography & Autobiography
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2016-12-14
- Publisher
- Lulu Press, Inc
- Author
- Lewis Richard Luchs
Description
What is it like to be a diplomat in six far-flung nations? Lewis Richard Luchs gives you a behind-the-scenes look at life as a diplomat in this fascinating memoir about his career in the U.S. Foreign Service. He wore three hats at once in exotic Madagascar, witnessed a military coup d’état in Mali, saw the creation of modern Singapore, felt the excitement of working in a France emerging from the self-isolation of the Gaullist era, participated in shaping Islamic Malaysia’s future, and observed Australia’s efforts to redefine itself in a new Asia. In sharing his challenges, sorrows, and joys, he answers questions such as: What do embassies do? What do diplomats do? What stresses are put on a diplomat’s family? What is it like to face terrorist threats? Take a broader view of the world, find out what U.S. embassies do, and discover what life in the Foreign Service is like with Diplomatic Tales.
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