Dimensions
157 x 233 x 42mm
Generally recognised as one of Britain's most popular and successful diplomats, Sir Nicholas (Nicko) Henderson was Ambassador to Poland 1969-72, Germany 1972-75, France 1975-79 and the United States 1979-82. His diaries, whether covering subjects as dissimilar as the sleeping arrangements in Windsor Castle, the developing relationship between Margaret Thatcher and Ronald Reagan or the bitterest days of the Cold War, sparkle with humour and lively anecdote.
Conversations are given as they took place. Hazards and gaffes inseparable from the roller-coaster career of a seasoned diplomat are recorded without inhibition. As a respected author, he writes with ease and authority revealing what life was like behind the Iron Curtain; of the complicated four-power responsibility in Berlin; of the challenges of representing Britain in France at a low ebb in the relationship; of serving in Washington during the Carter and Reagan administrations, and of his close engagement in securing American support for the war in the Falklands.
This book is a charming, unconventional diplomat's insight into what life is like for a member of the Foreign Service.
