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Undiplomatic activities

by Richard Woolcott, David Rowe

This memoir chronicles a diplomatic career spanning from mid-century Moscow to the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade in Canberra. It features anecdotes regarding international protocol and the humorous aspects of life in global politics.

Accession 21201 ISBN 9781921215384 Publisher Scribe Publications
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