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In 1969, Henry Catto was selling insurance in San Antonio, Texas. Just 20 years later, he presented his credentials as ambassador to the Court of St. James's to Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II, at Buckingham Palace. In this engaging memoir, he retraces his journey from Texas outsider to Washington insider, providing a fascinating look at the glamour, day-to-day work, and even occasional danger that come with being a high-level representative of the United States government. Catto's posts brought him into contact with the world's most powerful leaders and left him with a wealth of stories, which he recounts amusingly in these pages. He was the official host for Queen Elizabeth's visit to America during the Bicentennial year - and one of Jose-Napoleon Duarte's protectors after his failed 1972 coup attempt in El Salvador. Catto accompanied Richard Nixon on his historic trip to Russia, sparred with Bill Moyers and the producers of "60 Minutes" as Caspar Weinberger's spokesman at the Pentagon, and hosted George Bush's planning meeting with Margaret Thatcher at the beginning of the Persian Gulf War.Editorials
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The memoirs of Ambassador Catto's 15 years of governmental service. Topics include his protection of future El Salvadoran President Jose Napoleon Duarte in 1972, his days as Richard Nixon's Chief of Protocol, and his time as Ambassador to the Court of St James's, and his direction of the U.S. Information Agency. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.Book Details
Published
January 1, 1998
Publisher
Austin : University of Texas Press, 1998.
Pages
384
Format
Hardcover
ISBN
9780292712126