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Autore |
Ortiz Frank V. <1926-> |
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Titolo |
Ambassador Ortiz [[electronic resource] ] : lessons from a life of service / / Frank V. Ortiz ; edited by Don J. Usner |
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Albuquerque, : University of New Mexico Press, c2005 |
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ISBN |
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1-283-63541-0 |
0-8263-3714-7 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (218 pages) |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Ambassadors - United States |
Electronic books. |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Front Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Contents; Introduction by Governor Bill Richardson; Prologue; 1: Origins in Santa Fe; 2: Out Into the World: Washington Politics and Wartime Horror; 3: Into America's Front Line Trenches: Passing the Exams and a Special Mission to the Sudan; 4: Reassignment Ethiopia: At the Emperor's Court and Following in Burton's Footsteps; 5: Mexico City the First Time Around: A Prideful Mistake; 6: In the Heart of the State Department; 7: Mexico for a Second Time: A Successful Negotiation; 8: A Time of Transition in Spain-Department of State |
9: Peru: A Bizarre Accusation10: Uruguay: Living with Terror; 11: Back to the Home Office: The Southern Cone and Working with Kissinger; 12: Barbados and the Caribbean: Reaching the Top Rungs of the Ladder; 13: Guatemala: The Failure of a Mission; 14: Panama to Peru: A Tropical Interlude and a Contentious Return; 15: Argentina: The Pinnacle of a Career; 16: Home at Last-But Not for Long; 17: Home to Stay: More Lessons to Learn; Postscript; Back Cover |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Ambassador Ortiz's memoir of over four decades in the U.S. foreign service, including behind-the-scenes encounters with international leaders. |
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