In Those Days; A Diplomat Remembers
Kent, Ohio: The Kent State University Press, 1998. First Printing [Stated]. Hardcover. 252 pages. Ex-library from the Metropolitan Club of Washington, D.C. Includes 32 black and white illustrations, Preface, Acknowledgments, and Index. Topics covered include Enduring Icons; Getting an Education; Wearing a Uniform; Family Values; A Working Apprenticeship; Falling in with the CIA; Back in the Department; Practicing Diplomacy; First Anointings; Camelot, Catastrophe, & a Coda; Foreign Face Cards; More Foreign Face Cards; American Jokers; More American Jokers; Advice & Consent; This & That; and Index. James William Spain (July 22, 1926 – January 2, 2008) was in the US Foreign Service with postings in Karachi, Islamabad, Istanbul, Ankara, Dar Es Salaam, and Colombo and four ambassadorships in Tanzania, Turkey, the United Nations (as deputy permanent representative), and Sri Lanka. He was the author of numerous books, including In Those Days, American Diplomacy in Turkey, The Way of the Pathans, and Pathans of the Latter Day. He contributed articles on foreign affairs to a variety of publications. Ambassador Spain lived a distinguished life of service to his country. He was a remarkably able diplomat who met adversity with strength, rudeness with grace, and challenges with enthusiasm. He played pivotal roles in maintaining and strengthening the United States alliance with Turkey, in bringing about a peaceful transition to majority rule in Zimbabwe, and strengthening the United States' relations with all the countries of the subcontinent. He was most proud of the headlines that never had to be written, thanks to his work defusing tensions between nations. More