Anthony C. E. Quainton (1934–2023) was distinguished diplomat in residence emeritus at American University. After nearly twenty years as a United States Foreign Service officer he became director of the State Department’s Office for Combating Terrorism, a post he held until 1981, when President Ronald Reagan named him United States ambassador to Nicaragua. Reagan later appointed him ambassador to Kuwait, and President George H. W. Bush named him ambassador to Peru. Quainton served as director general of the Foreign Service from December 1995 to August 1997.
List of Illustrations
Preface
Part 1. Child of Empire
1. Seattle Beginnings
2. The Victoria Connection
3. Go East, Young Man
4. English Interlude
5. A Tiger in My Tank
6. Oxford Days
7. Meeting the Soviet Bear
Part 2. In the Nation’s Service
8. Foreign Service Beginnings
9. The Raj and Beyond
10. Paris Interlude
11. Nepal
12. The Heart of Darkness
13. Counterterrorism
14. Life in Revolutionary Nicaragua
15. Diplomacy and Regime Change
16. Desert Sands
17. Rooting Out Corruption and Incompetence
18. Andean Adventure
19. Final Washington Years
Part 3. Putting Experience to Use
20. Challenges in the Nonprofit World
21. The Classroom and Beyond
Epilogue: Christian, Gentleman, Cricketer
Index
