A riveting retelling of diplomatic history with praise from Bill Clinton Hillary Clinton
Bertie Ahern (Ireland) Tony Blair (UK) Ehud Olmert (Israel) and more. "A magisterial tome
on the international negotiations that shaped modern American history.... Grand in scope and
grounded in decades of experience The Art of Diplomacy is a compelling work of political
history aimed at the diplomatic negotiators of tomorrow." -Foreword Reviews Commended by
Kirkus Reviews which says Eizenstat writes with "authority and clarity of experience."
Inside the greatest diplomatic negotiations of the past 50 years In one readable volume
diplomat and negotiator Stuart E. Eizenstat covers every major contemporary international
agreement from the treaty to end the Vietnam War to the Kyoto Protocols and the Iranian
Nuclear Accord. Written from the perspective that only a participant in top level negotiations
can bring Eizenstat recounts the events that led up to the negotiation the drama that took
place around the table and draws lessons from successful and unsuccessful strategies and
tactics. Based on interviews with over 60 key figures in American diplomacy including former
presidents and secretaries of state and major political figures abroad Eizenstat provides an
intimate view of diplomacy as today's history. The Art of Diplomacy will be an indispensable
volume to understand American foreign policy and provide invaluable insights on the art of
negotiation for anyone involved in government or business negotiations.
