Mr. Ambassador : Warrior for Peace

by Perkins, Edward J.

• ISBN13: 9780806140940
• ISBN10: 0806140941
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2009-09-30
• Publisher: Univ of Oklahoma Pr

Summary

The memoir of one of America's most courageous statesmen

Author Biography

Edward J. Perkins, now retired as a U.S. Ambassador, is Senior Vice Provost Emeritus of International Programs at the International Programs Center, and Professor Emeritus of the School of International and Area Studies, at the University of Oklahoma. Connie Cronley is an award-winning journalist, radio commentator, and essayist. George P. Shultz is former U.S. Secretary of State. David L. Boren, former U.S. Senator, is President of the University of Oklahoma.

Table of Contents

Illustrations	p. xi
Foreword	p. xiii
Preface	p. xv
Introduction: Fire with Fire	p. 3
Jesus Christ and Huey Long	p. 13
High School in the Big City	p. 37
Portland-Portal to the World	p. 51
Young Warrior	p. 73
Japan, Land of the Rising Sun	p. 83
The Few. The Proud.	p. 105
Taiwan, the Beautiful Island	p. 123
Education and Eisenhower's Little War	p. 137
The Foreign Service of the United States	p. 147
Ghana in a Time of Turbulence	p. 169
Liberia in Revolution	p. 195
The Office of West African Affairs	p. 217
Mr. Ambassador	p. 235
A Black Ambassador to South Africa?	p. 247
Let Them Know I Am Here	p. 273
Making Policy in South Africa	p. 289
The White Tribe	p. 331
Reporting In	p. 351
Tightening the Screws	p. 365
Angola-Namibia: The Long Struggle for Peace	p. 405
Postscript: South Africa	p. 421
Director General: Changing the Foreign Service	p. 435
The United Nations	p. 461
Australia: Down Under and Beyond	p. 497
Note and Sources	p. 533
Acknowledgments	p. 543
Index	p. 547
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