Culture Shock: Leadership Lessons from the Military's Diplomatic Corps

by Graham Plaster, Jason Howk (Editor)

This volume highlights the training and education that FAOs experience in the U.S. and around the globe every day to make them one of our Nation's most critical resources. More than that, it illustrates for the reader the many ways; sometimes entertaining, sometimes dangerous, that FAOs create lasting human relationships through respect, patience, cultural understanding and, most importantly, building and maintaining trust with our allies, partners, and yes, even our strategic competitors.

Charles W. Hooper, Lieutenant General, USA (Retired), U.S. Army Foreign Area Officer

All proceeds from book sales go to support the Foreign Area Officer Association (FAOA.org), a 501c19 nonprofit.

448 pages, Kindle Edition

Published April 29, 2022

Reviews

[Austin · Rating 4 out of 5]

A good collection of essays for a young or aspiring FAO. The stories themselves are outdated, often detailing exploits not possible in today’s world except in rare, far-flung places. The edges of the world are just smaller now. Regardless, the lessons are timeless and the book is organized in a couple large themes that make it easy to pickup/put down. Would recommend.