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the High and Low Adventures of a Diplomat

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An edition of Ambassadors at Sea (1998)

Ambassadors at Sea

the High and Low Adventures of a Diplomat

1st Univer edition
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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 Jose-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.

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Language
English
Pages
428

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Ambassadors at Sea: the High and Low Adventures of a Diplomat
1998, University of Texas Press
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Library of Congress
E840.8.C38 A3 1998, E840.8.C38A3 1998

The Physical Object

Format
Hardcover
Number of pages
428
Dimensions
9.3 x 6.4 x 1.1 inches
Weight
2.1 pounds

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL10293448M
Internet Archive
ambassadorsatsea0000catt
ISBN 10
029271212X
ISBN 13
9780292712126
LCCN
98023612
OCLC/WorldCat
39045205
Library Thing
4899823
Wikidata
Q25951793
Goodreads
456477

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