John Brady Kiesling was a U.S. Foreign Service officer for twenty years. His 2003 resignation letter, first published by the New York Times, was widely praised as the manifesto of a more principled, better-informed U.S. foreign policy. He lives in Athens, Greece.
"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
"Diplomacy Lessons is at once a compelling insider's account of
life as an American diplomat and a trenchant analysis of how and
why U.S. foreign policy has veered so seriously off
course."--Charles A. Kupchan, professor of international relations
at Georgetown University, senior fellow at the Council on Foreign
Relations, and author of The End of the American Era
"This powerfully written analysis of the U.S. role as the only
superpower left on the planet will keep an intelligent seeker of
political reality awake and alert long after bedtime. . . .
Diplomacy Lessons is angry without being cynical; it shows
passionate commitment to the common good and to those who work for
understanding. It provides constructive remedies as well as
critique of an 'unloved superpower, ' and so demonstrates that
idealism and realism are not incompatible but essential partners in
a healthy world. At the end of the day it is most an act of hopeful
citizenship, one that will inspire readers to understand their
world in a new way."--ForeWord
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