About the Author

JOHN BRADY KIESLING was a U.S. Foreign Service officer for twenty years, serving in Israel, Morocco, Armenia, Washington, and Greece. His 2003 resignation letter was published widely, including by the New York Times and the Washington Post. Since resigning, he has been a visiting lecturer at Princeton University and a columnist and speaker on U.S. foreign policy. He lives in Greece.

Reviews

"DIPLOMACY LESSONS is a riveting account of American diplomacy at the end of the twentieth and beginning of the twenty-first century. John Brady Kiesling's stimulating and inspirational observations are an important contribution to the history of our times."--Amb. Joseph Wilson, former ambassador under Presidents George H. W. Bush and Bill Clinton, and author of THE POLITICS OF TRUTH