Quiet Diplomacy
From Cairo to Tokyo in the Twilight of Imperialism

Paper $18.95    |    0-595-31132-0    |   2005

Reviews
"A distinct contribution to the history of the period. Armin Meyer's prominent role in U.S. policy determination in the Middle East and Japan deserves to be chronicled. So does the United States' previous emphasis on quiet diplomacy, which-alas -seems to be so sadly lacking these days."
Hermann F. Eilts, former U. S. Ambassador, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, and Camp David

"The chapter on Iran is simply superb. It sheds much new light on the Shah's voracious appetite for arms, on his complex personality, and on Armin Meyer's significant role in the settlement of the Saudi-Iranian median line dispute. I admire Armin Meyer's keen insight on the dangers of the 'arrogance of power."
R.K. Ramazani, Professor Emeritis, University of Virginia

"Armin Meyer's account of the creation of Israel (and Arab-Asian reaction thereto) is excellent: clear, strong, and historically important."
Peter F. Krogh, Dean Emeritus, School of Foreign Service, Georgetown University

Description
Armin Meyer recounts and analyzes the wide-ranging experiences and lessons learned in his remarkable life and extraordinary diplomatic career. He also offers valuable guidance for today's diplomacy. Ambassador Meyer's distinguished public career spanned more than thirty tumultuous years of hot and cold war, beginning in World War II . In the post war Foreign Service, his twenty-one-year involvement in the quest for Middle East peace included postings in Baghdad, Beirut, and the State Department's Near East Bureau, where he dealt with Nasserism, Hawk missiles, and Arab refugees.

226 pages, 25 illustrations, appendix, index