Keep the Flag Flying: A Diplomatic Memoir - Hardcover

Munro, Sir Alan

 
9781908531155: Keep the Flag Flying: A Diplomatic Memoir

Synopsis

A behind-the-scenes tour of British foreign policy in the post colonial period in the Middle East region. Sir Alan Munro is a highly distinguished diplomat, acclaimed for his role as ambassador in Saudi Arabia during the first Gulf War. A valuable contribution to students of Britain's post-colonial foreign policy.

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About the Author

Sir Alan Munro KCMG joined the Diplomatic Service in 1958 after military service in the Army, and Cambridge University where he studied history. He went to Lebanon to learn Arabic, and subsequently worked in Lebanon, Kuwait, Libya and Brazil as well as in the Foreign Office. He had spells in the Ministry of Defence looking after military cooperation with Arab countries, including Saudi Arabia, before going to Algeria as ambassador in 1974. He was subsequently Under-Secretary of State for the Middle East and Africa and was British ambassador in Saudi Arabia from 1989 to 1993, a period which coincided with the First Gulf War.

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