The Diplomatic Life: Memoirs (27 books)

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Memoirs by ambassadors, diplomats, and their families on the subject of diplomacy and the diplomatic life.

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1	Vodka and Apple Juice by Jay Martin (Goodreads Author) 3.69 avg rating — 308 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
1	An Accidental Diplomat: My Years in the Irish Foreign Service, 1987–1995 by Eamon DeLaney 3.55 avg rating — 84 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
1	The Dissent Channel: American Diplomacy in a Dishonest Age by Elizabeth Shackelford 4.01 avg rating — 144 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
4	Diplomatic Baggage: The Adventures of a Trailing Spouse by Brigid Keenan 3.63 avg rating — 951 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
4	The Back Channel: A Memoir of American Diplomacy and the Case for Its Renewal by William J. Burns 4.28 avg rating — 1,859 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
6	Madam Ambassador: Three Years of Diplomacy, Dinner Parties, and Democracy in Budapest by Eleni Kounalakis 3.77 avg rating — 110 ratings score: 98, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
6	Outpost: Life on the Frontlines of American Diplomacy: A Memoir by Christopher R. Hill (Goodreads Author) 4.02 avg rating — 371 ratings score: 98, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
8	Dragon by the Tail: American, British, Japanese, and Russian Encounters with China and One Another by John Paton Davies Jr. 4.15 avg rating — 13 ratings score: 97, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
8	The South Korean Diplomat's Wife: Stories of Silk Dresses, Scandals, and Secrets by Yoon Jeong Kim (Goodreads Author) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 12 ratings score: 97, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
10	Lost and Found in Spain: Tales of an Ambassador's Wife by Susan Lewis Solomont (Goodreads Author) 3.45 avg rating — 85 ratings score: 96, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
10	China Hand: An Autobiography (Haney Foundation Series) by John Paton Davies Jr. 4.30 avg rating — 44 ratings score: 96, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
12	Packing Up: Further Adventures of a Trailing Spouse by Brigid Keenan 3.69 avg rating — 159 ratings score: 95, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
12	The Education of an Idealist: A Memoir by Samantha Power 4.34 avg rating — 20,089 ratings score: 95, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
14	Twice Around the World by John Colvin 3.60 avg rating — 5 ratings score: 94, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
14	Hell and Other Destinations: A 21st-Century Memoir by Madeleine K. Albright 4.03 avg rating — 3,709 ratings score: 94, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
16	Collapse of a Country: A Diplomat's Memoir of South Sudan by Nicholas Coghlan 3.81 avg rating — 26 ratings score: 93, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
17	The Saddest Country: On Assignment in Colombia by Nicholas Coghlan 3.78 avg rating — 9 ratings score: 92, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
18	Diplomatic Incidents: Memoirs of an (Un)diplomatic Wife by Cherry Denman 3.36 avg rating — 148 ratings score: 91, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
19	Lessons from the Edge: A Memoir by Marie Yovanovitch 4.49 avg rating — 3,926 ratings score: 90, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
20	Just a Diplomatic Spouse: A true story of life by Alexandra Paucescu (Goodreads Author) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 11 ratings score: 89, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
21	Only Beautiful, Please: A British Diplomat in North Korea by John Everard 4.02 avg rating — 395 ratings score: 88, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
22	The Anti-Clockwise Fish: Memoirs of a Diplomat's Wife by Laurette Moolman it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 4 ratings score: 87, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
23	Memories of Moscow: Memoirs of a Medical diplomat by Harald Lipman (Goodreads Author) liked it 3.00 avg rating — 1 rating score: 86, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
24	Rogue Ambassador: An African Memoir by Smith Hempstone 3.81 avg rating — 16 ratings score: 85, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
25	Midnight in Moscow: A Memoir from the Front Lines of Russia's War Against the West by John Sullivan 4.07 avg rating — 659 ratings score: 84, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
26	Mission to Oslo: Dancing with the Queen, Dealmaking with the Russians, Shaping History by Tom Loftus 3.80 avg rating — 5 ratings score: 83, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
27	Envoy to Moscow : Memoirs of an Israeli Ambassador, 1988-92 by Aryeh Levin 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings score: 82, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars