Diary of a Foreign Minister
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4.7 • 19 Ratings
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- $29.99
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- $29.99
Publisher Description
Six years after vacating his position as the longest-serving Premier of New South Wales, Bob Carr returned to politics in his dream job: as Foreign Minister of Australia and a senior federal cabinet minister.
For 18 months he kept a diary documenting a whirl of high-stakes events on the world stage – the election of Australia to the UN Security Council, the war in Syria and meetings with the most powerful people on the planet. And they all unfold against the gripping, uncertain domestic backdrop of Labor Party infighting, plummeting polls and a leadership change from Gillard back to Rudd.
This compelling diary provides an intimate glimpse into the day-to-day workings of a foreign minister and proves that Carr is not only a master politician and statesman, but a great writer as well.
Winner of the Australian Book Industry Awards Small Publishers' Adult Book of the Year 2015.
Customer Reviews
Solid and engrossing read
Highly recommended if you love political biographies or interesting discussion on international relations
People in high places
I gave this book four stars because at 99 cents I found it enjoyable reading if only as an example of how seemingly intelligent people can act so superior and say such stupid things without realising they've made themselves into laughing stock. From gossip, who in American politics has had plastic surgery, to an unhealthy obsessive outlook towards diet and exercise. We're continually regaled as to how many hours were spent at Fitness First of performing Pilates. Having said that I enjoyed the read but would have expected more substance from a person of his caliber.
another world - very insightful
a good read!