Contents
List of Illustrations
Prologue
1. Political Apprenticeship in Africa
2. Paying Calls
3. Party Magic
4. Domestic Dramas
5. Diplomacy at the Dining Table
6. Learning to Drive a Bargain
7. Girl Talk
8. Swifts in the Eaves
9. Among Ex-Headhunters
10. A “Tandem” Wife on Trial
11. A Moment of Cold War Intrigue
12. Getting Out in Public
13. Latin Tags
14. Heroics in the Hinterland
15. Farewell to Africa
16. Back in the Heart of Europe
17. Being in Charge
18. Encores
19. Honesty, the Best Policy
Epilogue
Acknowledgments
Appendix: Our Foreign Service Career
Index
