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A gripping diplomatic thriller that tells the harrowing saga of the 1998 bombing of Embassy Nairobi, Ambassador Bushnell's first-person account provides lessons of leadership, crisis management, and policy acumen. The tale dramatically illustrates the terrorism danger diplomats confront daily. --Ambassador Robert E. Gribbin III (Ret.)-- (03/02/2018) Ambassador Prudence Bushnell is a true professional with the toughness, grit, courage, and compassion that marks the kind of superb leader you want in charge during a crisis. I witnessed her remarkable composure, even when personally injured, and her take-command leadership. This book is important for many reasons. It vividly presents a profile in courage; an understanding rarely appreciated for our foreign service men and women working in difficult assignments; a set of valuable lessons learned; and a case study in leadership during crisis. Every American should read this book. --Gen. Anthony C. Zinni, U.S. Marine Corps (Ret.)-- (03/01/2018) With heroes and villains aplenty, this riveting cold tale of the 1998 bombing of the U.S. embassy in Kenya has startling relevance. As today's State Department struggles to survive gutting by its own government, Prudence Bushnell reminds us just how important and dangerous the job of diplomacy can be. --Rheta Grimsley Johnson, syndicated columnist and author of Poor Man's Provence: Finding Myself in Cajun Louisiana-- (03/01/2018)

A gripping diplomatic thriller that tells the harrowing saga of the 1998 bombing of Embassy Nairobi, Ambassador Bushnell's first-person account provides lessons of leadership, crisis management, and policy acumen. The tale dramatically illustrates the terrorism danger diplomats confront daily. --Ambassador Robert E. Gribbin III (Ret.)--Ambassador Robert E. Gribbin III (Ret.) (03/02/2018) Ambassador Prudence Bushnell is a true professional with the toughness, grit, courage, and compassion that marks the kind of superb leader you want in charge during a crisis. I witnessed her remarkable composure, even when personally injured, and her take-command leadership. This book is important for many reasons. It vividly presents a profile in courage; an understanding rarely appreciated for our foreign service men and women working in difficult assignments; a set of valuable lessons learned; and a case study in leadership during crisis. Every American should read this book. --Gen. Anthony C. Zinni, U.S. Marine Corps (Ret.)--Anthony C. Zinni (03/01/2018) With heroes and villains aplenty, this riveting cold tale of the 1998 bombing of the U.S. embassy in Kenya has startling relevance. As today's State Department struggles to survive gutting by its own government, Prudence Bushnell reminds us just how important and dangerous the job of diplomacy can be. --Rheta Grimsley Johnson, syndicated columnist and author of Poor Man's Provence: Finding Myself in Cajun Louisiana--Rheta Grimsley Johnson (03/01/2018)

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Prudence Bushnell is an American diplomat who has held a series of leadership positions with the U.S. Department of State, including deputy assistant secretary for African Affairs, ambassador to the republics of Kenya and Guatemala, and dean of the Leadership and Management School at the Foreign Service Institute. After retiring from the Foreign Service, Bushnell founded the Levitt Leadership Institute at Hamilton College in New York and continues to speak on the importance of practicing leadership. She has earned numerous awards for diplomacy and leadership, including three honorary doctorates. For more information on the author visit prudencebushnell.com.

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