Lessons in Diplomacy

Leigh Turner is a former British ambassador who recently retired from the Foreign Office. Multilingual, he held diplomatic posts in Vienna, Moscow and Berlin, served as Ambassador to Ukraine, British Consul-General in Istanbul, Ambassador to Austria and UK Permanent Representative to the United Nations in Vienna, and Director of Overseas Territories in the FO. He has also written several political thrillers.

"Guaranteed to teach you something you did not already know, Lessons in Diplomacy is a book, unexpectedly, for all, Whether you find yourself in diplomatic peril on a posting and need a guide, or fancy infiltrating the complex world of diplomacy through the sagacious words of Leigh Turner, let learning take you to this book." Nouse

• Prologue: diplomacy in flux Introduction: how to become an ambassadorChapter 1: How to survive a crisisChapter 2: How to tackle terrorismChapter 3: How to fail at geopolitical change: Brexit Chapter 4: How (not) to introduce democracyChapter 5: How to understand Putin’s war on UkraineChapter 6: How to deal with the legacy of colonialismChapter 7: How to handle politiciansChapter 8: How to learn from diplomatic tradecraft Chapter 9: How to drink wine and know thingsChapter 10: How to know peopleChapter 11: How to be interrogatedChapter 12: How to keep your feet on the groundChapter 13: How to craft a careerChapter 14: How to be an ambassadorChapter 15: How to make diplomacy reflect our changing worldEpilogue: top tips for diplomats and ambassadors