Richard Woolcott Richard Woolcott i(A74587 works by)
Born: Established: 1927 Sydney, New South Wales, ;
Gender: Male
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1 Author Profile : Richard Woolcott Richard Woolcott , 2007 single work column
— Appears in: ACTWrite , December vol. 13 no. 11 2007; (p. 3)
1 3 y separately published work icon Undiplomatic Activities Richard Woolcott , Melbourne : Scribe , 2007 Z1428622 2007 single work autobiography

'International politics is a serious business. But, as Richard Woolcott shows in these witty reminiscences, the diplomatic world has more than its fair share of absurdity, and even high comedy.

'Required not only to sacrifice a settled home and family life in the service of their country, diplomats must also heroically offer up their livers to booze, their stomachs to endless official dinners, their integrity to dangerous liaisons and the weasel art of spin, and their sanity to the pomposity and weird protocols that are part and parcel of the international scene.

'Undiplomatic Activities is filled with anecdotes and tall tales from an extraordinary career that spanned the second half of the twentieth century: from junior diplomat in Cold War Moscow to secretary of the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade in Canberra, via the capitals of Europe, Africa, Asia, the USA, and the United Nations.

'From the heady negotiations of global statecraft to the petty and labyrinthine politics of ministers and mandarins, join this ultimate insider on an hilarious and insightful tour of duty in the diplomatic world. (Publisher's blurb)

1 5 y separately published work icon The Hot Seat : Reflections on Diplomacy from Stalin's Death to the Bali Bombings Richard Woolcott , Pymble : HarperCollins Australia , 2003 Z1029002 2003 single work autobiography
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