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Author
Series
Embassy Row novels volume 1
Language
English
Description
There are many powerful people along Embassy Row who want Grace to block out all her unpretty thoughts. But Grace will not stop until she finds out who killed her mother and make the killer pay.
Author
Series
Embassy Row novels volume 2
Pub. Date
2016.
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
Grace Blakely believed that finding the truth about her mother's murder would finally give her peace, but now she knows that it is only the beginning of the secrets that will dominate her life--and make her a target on Embassy Row in Adria.
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Language
English
Description
The mission of a U.S. diplomat in the Foreign Service is to promote peace, support prosperity, and protect American citizens while advancing the interests of the U.S. abroad. If you're passionate about public service and want to represent the U.S. around the world, a challenging and rewarding career is waiting for you. The opportunity to work and experience cultures, customs and people of different nations is truly a career unlike any other.
Author
Series
Embassy Row novels volume 3
Language
English
Formats
Description
Desperate to protect her younger brother Jamie, Grace Blakely, her brother, and her friend Alexei are on the run from the forces in Adria who threaten them because Jamie is the true heir to the throne--but it is hard to hide from Prime Minister Alexandra Petrovic and the the secret society that is part of Grace's family heritage, and even harder to know who to trust.
Language
English
Formats
Description
An in-depth, intimate exploration of the true story behind Ben Affleck's Oscar-winning film *Argo*. In this gripping new documentary, the story of the "Canadian Caper" is told by the man who knows it best: Ken Taylor, Canada's former ambassador to Iran, who hid the six Americans in his official residence and obtained the counterfeit documents that allowed them to make their dramatic escape from Tehran. Based on Robert Wright's book, the film uncovers...
Author
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Description
"This magisterial work on American diplomacy by a veteran journalist and historian is the first complete history of the U.S. Foreign Service American Statecraft is a fascinating and comprehensive look at the unsung men and women of the U.S. Foreign Service whose dedication and sacrifices have been a crucial part of our history for over two centuries. Fifteen years in the making, veteran journalist and historian Moskin has traveled the globe conducting...
Author
Pub. Date
2013.
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
"The explosive inside account of the attack against the U.S. diplomatic and intelligence outposts in Benghazi, Libya. On the night of September 11, 2012, the American diplomatic mission at Benghazi, Libya, came under ferocious attack by a heavily armed group of Islamic terrorists. The prolonged firefight, and the attack hours later on a nearby CIA outpost, resulted in the deaths of four Americans, including the American ambassador to Libya, Christopher...
Author
Pub. Date
2008.
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
The richly textured, panoramic story of an American mother and daughter stuck in the expatriate community of Ankara, Turkey, in 1975-each of them trying to discover a life in the larger world, each in way over her head
When she is twelve years old, Canada moves with her mother and father to Ankara, Turkey, where her father has been stationed by the government. It is 1975-the Cold War is in full swing and tensions in the Middle East are escalating....
Pub. Date
2011.
Edition
Third edition.
Language
English
Description
The all-new third edition of the essential guide to the Foreign Service, "Inside a U.S. Embassy" is widely recognized as the essential guide to the Foreign Service. This all-new third edition takes readers to more than fifty U.S. missions around the world, introducing Foreign Service professionals and providing detailed descriptions of their jobs and firsthand accounts of diplomacy in action. In addition to profiles of diplomats and specialists around...
13) Liar's candle
Author
Pub. Date
2018.
Edition
First Scribner hardcover edition.
Language
English
Description
In this brilliant debut thriller, reminiscent of the works of John le Carre and Olen Steinhauer and infused with the authenticity of the author's travels, a young American State Department intern based in Turkey becomes 'the woman who knows too much' and is marked for death.
Penny Kessler, an intern at the US Embassy in Ankara, Turkey, wakes up in a hospital on the morning of July 5th to find herself at the center of an international crisis. The...
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
FSOT Practice Questions are the simplest way to prepare for the FSOT test. Practice is an essential part of preparing for a test and improving a test taker's chance of success. The best way to practice taking a test is by going through lots of practice test questions.
17) America's ambassadors to France (1777-1927): A narrative of Franco-American diplomatic relations
Author
Pub. Date
1928.
Language
English
18) America's ambassadors to England (1785-1929): a narrative of Anglo-American diplomatic relations
Author
Pub. Date
1929.
Language
English
Author
Pub. Date
2011.
Edition
Other Press edition.
Language
English
Description
Wright puts newly unclassified documents to use in recounting how Canadian ambassador Ken Taylor hid six Americans who had slipped out a side door and gathered intelligence for the U.S. government during the Iran Hostage Crisis.
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