Embassies Under Siege
Subtitle: Personal Stories of Terror in the Sanctuary
Publisher: Potomac Books
Published: August 1995
Language: eng; fre
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 224
ISBN-13: 9780028811338
Subjects: Industrial Health & Safety; Technology & Industrial Arts
Description: In Embassies Under Siege, eyewitnesses present nine representative crises in vivid detail, examining the recurring challenges posed to diplomatic missions. The authors, all career Foreign Service officers, provide more than just frightening firsthand accounts of vulnerable people facing great peril. They also suggest useful lessons for protecting diplomatic personnel abroad.

Many of these suggestions have already been implemented, and as old problems continue and new crises develop, the lessons learned from these cases prove invaluable. Through stories of great physical courage, professionalism, and resourcefulness, Embassies Under Siege paints a clear picture of the unique type of individual serving in the Foreign Service today.