Reviews for Alanson B. Houghton

The average rating for Alanson B. Houghton based on 2 reviews is 3 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2015-08-18 00:00:00 Tony Hopkins Interesting read for an insight into the life and work of foreign service officers. While technology may have changed significantly in the last 10 years since the author's retirement as well as all the changes resulting from events of September 11th 2001, I can't imagine that the daily roles have changed significantly, the importance of making connections, the difficulties of life abroad, etc. Also apart from using this book as an insight into the job, it is also a good read for first-hand accounts of the collapse of the Berlin Wall and of the political situation in Nigeria during the 1970-1990s. The writing is not over-elaborate and is easy to read.

Review # 2 was written on 2011-07-22 00:00:00 Michael Edgerly My favorite part is her life in communist Prague, having Vlakav Havel over for evenings of American movies and leaving stacked international newspapers by the front door of her apartment so dissidents could tuck then into their coats as they left. Interesting office politics notes for anyone considering working at the State DepArtment. And some anecdotes of the troubles US citizens get into abroad, expecting the local embassy to help with.