Ambassador Ortiz : lessons from a life of service / Frank V. Ortiz ; edited by Don J. Usner.

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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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Ortiz, Frank V., 1926-2005
Other Authors:	Usner, Donald J.
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Albuquerque : University of New Mexico Press, ©2005.
Series:	Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:	Ortiz, Frank V., > 1926-2005. Ortiz, Frank V., > 1926-2005 Ortiz, Frank V. Ambassadors > United States > Biography. BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > Political. POLITICAL SCIENCE > Government > International. POLITICAL SCIENCE > International Relations > General. Ambassadors United States autobiographies (literary genre) Autobiographies Biographies Autobiographies. Biographies.
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Table of Contents:

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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