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""David Newsom is a diplomat's diplomat, cool under fire, experienced, wise."" --Marvin Kalb ""This is a first-rate account of the role of diplomacy in the promotion of our national interest."" --Edmund S. Muskie ""... a splendid book... "" --Choice ""... it offers a point of view on foreign policy that is extremely valuable--that of the practitioner."" --Perspective ""The book should be required reading for every foreign official about to deal for the first time with the United States and for every American contemplating a diplomatic career."" --Foreign Affairs ""... thought-provoking... crisp, readable... rich with anecdotes... It is a gentle call worth heeding from a diplomat who knows the score."" --The Christian Science Monitor ""... highly readable... Newsom offers commonsense advice and fresh insights. This is a book that belongs on every Foreign Service-related reading list."" --Foreign Service Journal ""This is a lucid and a beautifully balanced book."" --International Affairs This book examines how diplomacy has changed since World War II and what Americans seem to want from foreign policy.

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