Ralph Harry

The Diplomat Who Laughed

Format: Hardcover

Published:1983

Publisher: Hutchinson Group

Language: English

ISBN 0 09 148400 6

Weight: 260gms

Condition: Both book and dustcover in excellent condition

Part of a series of Who Laughed books

"If a diplomat says 'Yes', he means 'Maybe'. If he says 'Maybe', he means 'No'. If he says 'No' he is no diplomat.

Diplomats are expected to deal with awkward situations without losing their cool or giving offence, but it is not always as easy as this adage suggests. The Diplomat Who Laughed is a collection of humorous anecdotes involving Heads of State and Government, Foreign Ministers and Ambassadors and various other 'Australians abroad'.

A pioneer of Australia's diplomatic service, Ralph Harry found much to amuse himself and his fellow diplomats both in Canberra and at overseas posts during his career of 38 years spent in eight different countries.

Included in the book are tales and verse relating the adventures of many notable Australian diplomats from Percy Spender and R. G. Casey to Gough Whitlam and Andrew Peacock, and of such international figures as Winston Churchill, Charles de Gaulle and Henry Kissenger. Some of the funniest items are taken from the 'Marmalade File' in which the Department of Foreign Affairs satirizes its own absurdities.

Required reading for all those interested in the lighter side of diplomatic life."

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