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; Gallery of photos; 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; Index
Summary
Judith M. Heimann entered the diplomatic life in 1958 to join her husband, John, in Jakarta, Indonesia, at his American Embassy post. This, her first time out of the United States, would set her on a path across the continents as she mastered the fine points of diplomatic culture
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes
Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed August 18, 2016)
