Diplomatic anecdotage : around the world in 40 years

Author

• Carrick, Roger

Additional Author(s)

-

Publisher

London: Elliott and Thompson Limited, 2012

Language

English

ISBN

9781907642555

Series

Subject(s)

• DIPLOMATS-GREAT BRITAIN-BIOGRAPHY
• CARRICK, R. J.-(ROGER JOHN),-1937-

Notes

. Bibliography: p. 311. Index: p. 312-316

Abstract

From Bulgaria to Berkeley, Indonesia to Australia, Roger Carrick has travelled the world as an English diplomat. He was shadowed by the secret police in Sofia, witnessed the 1968 riots in Paris, befriended Shirley Temple at Stanford University, and negotiated the withdrawal of British troops from Singapore. In between he rose to the heights of ambassador to Indonesia and High Commissioner to Australia. All in a day’s work for a distinguished diplomat. Diplomatic Anecdotage is a reflection on his career and on the ups and downs of diplomatic life. By turns witty and thoughtful, it is an absorbing and appealing read, and a unique behind-the-scenes look at diplomacy in action. It is also an account of a changing world, whose author has played a discreet role in shaping its course.

Physical Dimension

Number of Page(s)

xi, 316 p.

Dimension

24 cm.

Other Desc.

ill.

Summary / Review / Table of Content

Contents Introduction v
Chapter 1 The Beginning in Bulgaria: Legation 1
Chapter 2 More Cold War Diplomacy 23
Chapter 3 Bulgaria: Embassy 39
Chapter 4 Some Higher Diplomacy: Posting to Paris 60
Chapter 5 Singapore: Diplomacy for Change 81
Chapter 6 Sabbatical at University of California, Berkeley 105
Chapter 7 Counsellor and JIC Representative, British Embassy, Washington 111
Chapter 8 Consul-General, Chicago 131
Chapter 9 London Appointments: Desk Officer to Under-Secretary 153
Chapter 10 Ambassador to Indonesia, Land of Complex Diplomacy 193
Chapter 11 High Commissioner to Australia: Managing a Full,Friendly and Frank Relationship 245
Chapter 12 Reflections post hoc, and a Partial Look Forward 299

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