Reviews placement of U.S. Foreign Service personnel, foreign opinion of U.S., and general problems faced by official U.S. representatives and private citizens a

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Winner of the Overseas Press Club of America's Cornelius Ryan Award • Finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in Nonfiction A New York Times Book Review Notable Book

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