From Politics To Diplomacy

Diplomats posted in different capitals or with long diplomatic ties are often found to share their experiences in the form of memoirs and autobiographies. However, many of these works are taken as mere exercises in self-glorification or hagiography. There are, however, some good exceptions. Joe (Joseph Benedict) Hockey, former Australian Minister and Ambassador to the United States from January 2016 to January 2020, has come out with an interesting account of four years that he spent in Washington, DC, a pre-dominant diplomatic posting for any aspirant.