Author Description

The liveliest, most accurate picture of diplomatic life is naturally one painted by diplomats themselves, especially when writing of activity behind the scenes, or speaking candidly - even off the record. That is exactly what Sir John Ure, himself a distinguished diplomat, has provided here. Diplomatic Bag contains a varied collection of incidents, reflections and asides, drawn from the widest possible range of time and place. Some deal with the public face of diplomacy, others with the secret, even the embarrassing.