Memo to the President Elect: How We Can Restore America's Reputation and Leadership - Hardcover

Madeleine K. Albright

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0061351806 ISBN 13: 9780061351808

Publisher: HarperCollins, 2008

Synopsis

A former Secretary of State presents a wide-ranging set of recommendations for the next U.S. president, posing such suggestions as selecting a top-rate foreign policy team, avoiding the mistakes of previous presidents, and employing strategic tools to garner international support for American objectives. 200,000 first printing.

About this title

Synopsis:

In "Memo to the President Elect", former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright explains how to select a first-rate foreign policy team, how to avoid the pitfalls that plagued earlier presidents, how to ensure that decisions, once carefully made, are successfully implemented, and how to employ the full range of tools available to a president to persuade other countries to support U.S. objectives. Making full use of her experience as an adviser to two presidents and as a key figure in four presidential transitions, Secretary Albright addresses all the major world conflicts that are sure to be paramount over the next four years at the White House.Top on her list are our confrontation with terror, Iraq, the Middle East, the control of nuclear weapons, the rise of Asia, emerging threats to democracy, and the management of U.S. relations with troublesome leaders, including Iran's President Mahomoud Ahmadinejad, Venezuela's Hugo Chavez and North Korea's Kim Jong-Il. With the 2008 election campaign entering its decisive phase, "Memo to the President Elect" will be an indispensable companion to what is sure to be a highly volatile race.

About the Author:

Madeleine Albright is the Mortara Endowed Distinguished Professor at the Georgetown School of Foreign Service.

About this edition

• Publisher: HarperCollins
• Publication date: 2008
• ISBN 10: 0061351806
• ISBN 13: 9780061351808
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 336