“La Grande Bouffe” or, Now and Then Diplomatic Life Does Include a Swanky Dinner Party
August 2023
by Jonathan Rickert
by Jonathan Rickert
by Renee M Earle
by John C. Thomson
by Jorge Marinho, Júlio Ventura, Guilherme Guimarães
by Jonathan Rickert During my three tours of duty in communist Eastern Europe (USSR 1960s, Romania 1970s, and Bulgaria 1980s), U.S. diplomats were inhibited in their contacts with local citizens. Most of us spoke the local languages and longed to … Read more