Ambassadors At Sea

Author : Henry E. Catto, Jr.
Publisher : University of Texas Press
Page : 428 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2010-06-28
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780292789869

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Ambassadors at Sea by Henry E. Catto, Jr. Pdf

In 1969, Henry Catto was selling insurance in San Antonio, Texas. Just twenty years later, he presented his credentials as ambassador to the Court of St. James's to Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II, at Buckingham Palace. In this engaging memoir, he retraces his journey from Texas outsider to Washington insider, providing a fascinating look at the glamour, day-to-day work, and even occasional danger that come with being a high-level representative of the United States government. Catto's posts brought him into contact with the world's most powerful leaders and left him with a wealth of stories, which he recounts amusingly in these pages. He was the official host for Queen Elizabeth's visit to America during the Bicentennial year—and one of José Napoleon Duarte's protectors after his failed 1972 coup attempt in El Salvador. Catto accompanied Richard Nixon on his historic trip to Russia, sparred with Bill Moyers and the producers of "60 Minutes" as Caspar Weinberger's spokesman at the Pentagon, and hosted George Bush's planning meeting with Margaret Thatcher at the beginning of the Persian Gulf War. In telling these and other stories, he offers behind-the-scenes glimpses into how political power really works in Washington, London, and other world capitals.

Author : Katherine Plummer
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 326 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 1984
Category : Castaways
ISBN : UCSC:32106013690836

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The Shōgun's Reluctant Ambassadors by Katherine Plummer Pdf

Author : Daphne Greer
Publisher : Orca Book Publishers
Page : 62 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2017-10-10
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781459815438

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Camped Out by Daphne Greer Pdf

This is the second story featuring Max and Duncan after Maxed Out Max knows his mom can't afford to send him to summer camp. But he really, really wants to go. He needs a break from looking after his autistic brother, Duncan. And from his mom's new boyfriend. He is surprised when his mom says that he can go after all. But there's a catch. There are spots available at the camp for families with special needs. A grant would cover Duncan's fees, and Max could attend at no charge. If he goes as Duncan's escort.

Author : Adam Olearius
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 616 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 1669
Category : Asia
ISBN : UCM:5324331783

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The Voyages & Travells of the Ambassadors Sent by Frederick, Duke of Holstein, to the Great Duke of Muscovy and the King of Persia by Adam Olearius Pdf

Author : Jasmuheen
Publisher : Light Technology Publishing
Page : 260 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN : 392951270X

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Ambassadors of Light by Jasmuheen Pdf

"Ambassadors of Light is Jasmuheen's tenth book and the follow up to her best seller Living on Light, Nutrition for the New Millennium. No doubt this new work will be just as controversial as she continues to challenge the status quo and take the pranic nourishment discussion onto the global stage. In this book, Jasmuheen offers practical solutions to world health and world hunger related challenges through her Luscious Lifestyles Program and also effective ways to redirect global resources. This entails an in-depth look at global disarmament, the dissolution of prohibition, the forgiveness of Third World debt, holistic education programs, and the elimination of the need for personal pharmaceutical use through the elimination of all disease. Ambassadors of Light also looks at the undeniable long-term benefits of vegetarianism in relation to health and resource sustainability levels, and also at the lifestyles that those who are now free from the need to eat food usually adopt. Jasmuheen compiles statistics from the Light Ambassadry's Global Research Project as well as the research of many others into this phenomena. This book is a collation of research, recipes, and recommendations that if adopted, will radically alter the path of humankind! Imagine a world without war or hunger or fear? Imagine a world that is disease free and unified where all life is honored? These are the dreams of the Ambassadors of Light."

Author : Pam Jenoff
Publisher : MIRA
Page : 339 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2013-01-29
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780778315094

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The Ambassador's Daughter by Pam Jenoff Pdf

Paris, 1919. The world's leaders have gathered to rebuild from the ashes of the Great War. But for one woman, the City of Light harbors dark secrets and dangerous liaisons, for which many could pay dearly. Brought to the peace conference by her father, a German diplomat, Margot Rosenthal initially resents being trapped in the congested French capital, where she is still looked upon as the enemy. But as she contemplates returning to Berlin and a life with Stefan, the wounded fiancé she hardly knows anymore, she decides that being in Paris is not so bad after all. Bored and torn between duty and the desire to be free, Margot strikes up unlikely alliances: with Krysia, an accomplished musician with radical acquaintances and a secret to protect; and with Georg, the handsome, damaged naval officer who gives Margot a job—and also a reason to question everything she thought she knew about where her true loyalties should lie. Against the backdrop of one of the most significant events of the century, a delicate web of lies obscures the line between the casualties of war and of the heart, making trust a luxury that no one can afford.

Author : Elizabeth R. Macaulay
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 279 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2024-05-23
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9783031513916

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Archaeological Ambassadors by Elizabeth R. Macaulay Pdf

Author : Jay Gallentine
Publisher : U of Nebraska Press
Page : 526 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2009-11-01
Category : Science
ISBN : 0803226497

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Ambassadors from Earth by Jay Gallentine Pdf

Aboard the Glacier -- Problem child -- The convict -- Light fuse, get away -- New moon -- Let's make a deal -- The creators and the makers -- Storming the Sea of Dreams -- Moving at the speed of design -- Job number MA-11 -- The science and the cyclist -- Get off the bus -- Swing in time -- The meeting and the mechta -- Think like gravity -- Didn't they get it? -- The death and the funeral -- One hundred percent failure -- Three-problem Shipley -- Pete and Al's little field trip -- Irradiated plans -- Embarking -- Get it -- Instant science -- Circles of gold -- Last light -- Continuum. Winner of the 2009 Emme Award.

Author : John Cumming
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 324 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 1876
Category : End of the world
ISBN : COLUMBIA:CR59991372

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Watchman, what of the Night?. by John Cumming Pdf

Author : Zhenping Wang
Publisher : University of Hawaii Press
Page : 414 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2005-01-01
Category : History
ISBN : 0824828712

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Ambassadors from the Islands of Immortals by Zhenping Wang Pdf

Using recent archaeological findings and little-known archival material, Wang Zhenping introduces readers to the world of ancient Japan as it was evolving toward a centralized state. Competing Japanese tribal leaders engaged in ambassador diplomacy and actively sought Chinese support and recognition to strengthen their positions at home and to exert military influence on southern Korea. Wang brings diplomatic history to life in his descriptions of the diplomats and their personalities and literary talents as well as their ambitions and frustrations. He explains in detail the rigorous criteria of the Chinese and Japanese courts in the selection of diplomats and how the two prepared for missions abroad. He journeys with a party of Japanese diplomats from their tearful farewell party to hardship on the high seas to their arrival amidst the splendors of Yangzhou and Changan and the Sui-Tang court. The depiction of these colorful events is combined with a sophisticated analysis of premodern diplomacy using the key concept of mutual self-interest and a discussion of two major modes of diplomatic communication: court reception and the exchange of state letters. accepting, or rejecting court ceremonial arrangements.

Author : Xiaohong Liu
Publisher : University of Washington Press
Page : 290 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Ambassadors
ISBN : 0295980281

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Chinese Ambassadors by Xiaohong Liu Pdf

XIAOHONG LIU Xiaohong Liu brings twelve years of personal experience in the Chinese foreign service to this pathbreaking study. Drawing on her own direct observations, interviews, and newly available Chinese sources, she examines four generations of Chinese ambassadors, who served from 1949 to 1994. She charts the evolution of the Chinese diplomatic corps from its early military orientation to the emergence of career professionals and assesses the impact of various ambassadors on Chinese foreign policy. Chinese Ambassadors will appeal to readers interested in Chinese foreign affairs, international relations, and diplomacy.

Author : Jonathan Wright
Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Page : 406 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2006-06-05
Category : History
ISBN : 9780547536903

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The Ambassadors by Jonathan Wright Pdf

From the author of Heretics comes this “informative and enjoyable glimpse at the travails and achievements of emissaries over thousands of years” (Booklist). We think of ambassadors as simply diplomats—but once they were adventurers who dared an uncertain fate in unknown lands, bringing gifts of greyhounds and elephants to powerful and unpredictable leaders. In vivid detail, The Ambassadors traces the remarkable journeys of these emissaries, taking us from the linguistically challenged Greek Megasthenes to the first Japanese embassies to China and Korea; from Mohammed’s ambassadors to Egypt to the envoys of Byzantium, who had the unenviable task of convincing Attila the Hun to stop attacking them. We also witness the dialogue between Europe and Moorish Spain, and meet the ill-fated envoys sent in search of the mythical king Prester John. What Europe still thinks of Asia and what Asia still thinks of Africa were in no small part kindled in these long-ago first encounters. From the cuneiform civilizations of the ancient Near East to the clashing empires of the early modern age, JonathanWright brings alive the men who introduced the great cultures of the world to each other. “Illuminating the practice of diplomatic immunity, the gradual formalization of the institution of global diplomacy and the role of maverick diplomats, Wright carefully balances general developments in the scope of ambassadorial duties with colorful and exemplary tales of particular instances.” —Publishers Weekly

Author : Katherine Plummer
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 1991
Category : Castaways
ISBN : 0875952356

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The Shogun's Reluctant Ambassadors by Katherine Plummer Pdf

A fascinating study of 11 groups of Japanese merchant sailors who were pulled out to sea by strong currents and cast adrift on foreign shores.

Author : Richard Ivan Jobs
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Page : 369 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2017-05-22
Category : History
ISBN : 9780226462035

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Backpack Ambassadors by Richard Ivan Jobs Pdf

In Backpack Ambassadors, Richard Ivan Jobs tells the story of backpacking in Europe in its heyday, the decades after World War II, revealing that these footloose young people were doing more than just exploring for themselves. Rather, with each step, each border crossing, each friendship, they were quietly helping knit the continent together.

Author : Cathal J. Nolan
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 447 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 1997-10-28
Category : History
ISBN : 9780313033001

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Notable U.S. Ambassadors Since 1775 by Cathal J. Nolan Pdf

This book spans more than 200 years of U.S. diplomatic history. Its geographical scope widens along with the expanding interests of America itself, from initial exclusive concern with the empires of Europe, to the emerging nations of Latin America, to the commercial opportunities and geopolitical concerns of Asia and Africa. The ambassadors chosen for inclusion reflect these historical changes in American foreign relations. Organized alphabetically, the biographies present an implicit account of the evolution of the U.S. diplomatic service, from its founding and early principles through the 20th century evolution of its habits and culture.