In Those Days: A Diplomat Remembers (Adst-Dacor Diplomats and Diplomacy Series)

In Those Days is the candid, often funny, autobiography of a twentieth-century American diplomat who spent most of his life in high-level diplomacy in Asia and Africa. The story takes James Spain form an Irish Catholic childhood in gangster-era Chicago through military service as Douglas MacArthur's photographer in occupied Japan and university life at Chicago and a Ph.D. from Columbia. His Foreign Service career brought postings in Islamabad, Istanbul, and Ankara and four ambassadorships--in Tanzania, Turkey, the United Nations (as deputy permanent representative), and Sri Lanka.Spain's memoir offers readers a firsthand account of U.S. diplomacy and of a family that tied its experiences to the events of contemporary history. He writes of personal triumphs and family tragedies and speculates on the meaning of it all, including the joys and tribulations of retirement in Sri Lanka.Published in cooperation with the ADST-DACOR Diplomats and Diplomacy Series. In Those Days is the candid, often funny, autobiography of a twentieth-century American diplomat who spent most of his life in high-level diplomacy in Asia and Africa. The story takes James Spain from an Irish Catholic childhood in gangster-era Chicago through military service as Douglas MacArthur's photographer in occupied Japan and university life at Chicago and a Ph. D. from Columbia. His Foreign Service career brought postings in Islamabad, Istanbul, and Ankara and four ambassadorships in Tanzania, Turkey, the United Nations (as deputy permanent representative), and Sri Lanka. In those Days is rich in stories drawn from the author's experiences with such major world figures as Julius Nyerere of Tanzania, President Suleyman Demirel of Turkey, Ayub Mohammad Khan of Pakistan, Sir David Owen and Lord Peter Carrington of the UK, and U.S. presidents Dwight Eisenhower, Lyndon Johnson, Richard Nixon and Jimmy Carter. Spain?s memoir offers readers a firsthand account of U.S. diplomacy and of a family that ties its experiences to the events of contemporary history. He writes of personal triumphs and family tragedies and speculates on the meaning of it all, including the joys and tribulations of retirement I Sri Lanka. In Those Days Is The Candid, Often Funny, Autobiography Of A Twentieth-century American Diplomat Who Spent Most Of His Life In High-level Diplomacy In Asia And Africa. The Story Takes James Spain From An Irish Catholic Childhood In Gangster-era Chicago Through Military Service As Douglas Macarthur's Photographer In Occupied Japan And University Life At Chicago And A Ph. D. From Columbia. His Foreign Service Career Brought Postings In Islamabad, Istanbul, And Ankara And Four Ambassadorships - In Tanzania, Turkey, The United Nations (as Deputy Permanent Representative), And Sri Lanka. In Those Days Is Rich In Stories Drawn From The Author's Experiences With Such Major World Figures As Julius Nyerere Of Tanzania, President Suleyman Demirel Of Turkey, Ayub Mohammad Khan Of Pakistan, Sir David Owen And Lord Peter Carrington Of The Uk, And U.s. Presidents Dwight Eisenhower, Lyndon Johnson, Richard Nixon, And Jimmy Carter. James W. Spain. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. In Those Days is the candid, often funny, autobiography of a twentieth-century American diplomat who spent most of his life in high-level diplomacy in Asia and Africa. The story takes James Spain form an Irish Catholic childhood in gangster-era Chicago through military service as Douglas MacArthurs photographer in occupied Japan and university life at Chicago and a Ph.D. from Columbia. His Foreign Service career brought postings in Islamabad, Istanbul, and Ankara and four ambassadorshipsin Tanzania, Turkey, the United Nations (as deputy permanent representative), and Sri Lanka. Spains memoir offers readers a firsthand account of U.S. diplomacy and of a family that tied its experiences to the events of contemporary history. He writes of personal triumphs and family tragedies and speculates on the meaning of it all, including the joys and tribulations of retirement in Sri Lanka. Published in cooperation with the ADST-DACOR Diplomats and Diplomacy Series. In an often humorous, candid, illustrated memoir, the author recounts his experiences as Douglas MacArthur's photographer in occupied Japan and as a Foreign Service diplomat and ambassador in Tanzania, Turkey, the United Nations, and Sri Lanka. UP.