The Back Channel: A Memoir of American Diplomacy and the Case for Its Renewal

by William J. Burns

Book Overview

"A masterful diplomatic memoir" (The Washington Post) from CIA director and career ambassador William J. Burns, from his service under five presidents to his personal encounters with Vladimir Putin and other world leaders--an impassioned argument for the enduring value of diplomacy in an increasingly volatile world.

Over the course of more than three decades as an American diplomat, William J. Burns played a central role in the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0525508880
• ISBN13: 9780525508885
• Release Date: March 2020
• Publisher: Random House Trade
• Length: 544 Pages
• Weight: 0.96 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.5" x 5.5" x 7.8"