ARGO by Antonio Mendez In 1971, my family was evacuated to Tehran, Iran. We were living through the India-Pakistani War of 1971 and at the time and the Shah of Iran was the reigning potentate. He was friendly to American interests. Fast forward to November 4, 1979 when Islamic extremists overran and raided the US Embassy …
Inside a U.S. Embassy: Diplomacy at Work, All-New Third Edition of the Essential Guide to the Foreign Service 3rd Edition by Shawn Dorman If you want to know the facts about how US diplomatic missions work, who they employ, day-to-day living, the challenges, the successes, this is the book! Shawn gives great, understandable details and real life …