The Ugly Ambassador

During the period of racial discrimination in South Africa, the world\'s Superpowers go head to head in their cold war in Southern Africa, influencing liberation movements, local politics and regime change. The embattled American Ambassador, a crucial player and chief negotiator, sees his challenges widen from the Soviet threat to dissidence in his Embassy and turbulence in his private life. He finds an unlikely ally in this novel of convoluted diplomatic swings and roundabouts.