Nicholas Meets Barrington : The Personal Journey of a Former Diplomat (Hardcover)

PREFACE ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS PART I Chapter 1 Starting at the Beginning 1 Chapter 2 Repton. The Big School 12 Chapter 3 A Salutary Spell in the Army 19 Chapter 4 Multiple Options in Cambridge 25 PART II Chapter 5 Three Foreign office Postings 40 Chapter 6 First Tour in Pakistan and a Plum Job in the Private Office 52 Chapter 7 Japan, Hanoi and London Again 62 Chapter 8 The Riches of Egypt and Tensions in Tehran 71 Chapter 9 Under-Secretary at Home via New York 84 Chapter 10Ambassador in Islamabad 93 Chapter 11Travel in Pakistan 105 PART III Chapter 12Home at Last, Cambridge 116 Chapter 13Activities in London 128 Chapter 14Winding Down 145 LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS APPENDIX Piccadilly Sermon INDEX