Three Embassies, Four Wars

is a finely honed insider's account of the challenges American diplomats face in hammering out policies to deal with an increasingly turbulent Islamic World. It’s also a great story of what a life in the U.S. Foreign Service is really like.

Neumann offers many cogent insights into the ways a skilled, well-trained diplomat can handle seemingly never-ending crises and promote important U.S. interests.

Ambassador Howard B. Schaffer
Georgetown University School of Foreign Service