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Diplomats and international officials

Political leaders and policymakers

Diplomats, ambassadors and the heads of the UN, UNICEF and the World Bank.

7 books on Diplomats and international officials, recommended by 4 people including Bill Gates and Mohnish Pabrai.

7 books · 6 experts

Start here

  1. The Wise Men: Six Friends and the World They MadeEvan Thomas, Walter Isaacson
  2. Murder in SamarkandCraig Murray, 2006
  3. The World's Banker: A Story of Failed States, Financial Crises, and the Wealth and Poverty of NationsSebastian Mallaby, 2004
  4. Ever the DiplomatSherard Cowper-Coles, 2013
  5. Chasing the Flame: One Man's Fight to Save the World

The best books on Diplomats and international officials 7

The Wise Men: Six Friends and the World TheyThe Wise Men: Six Friends and the World They Made
T2 The Wise Men: Six Friends and the World They Made
Evan Thomas, Walter Isaacson
unverified
Recommended byMohnish Pabrai
Murder in SamarkandMurder in Samarkand
T3 Murder in Samarkand
Craig Murray · 2006
Insider account by the UK ambassador to Uzbekistan on cotton and coercion.
Open Library
The World's Banker: A Story of Failed StatesThe World's Banker: A Story of Failed States, Financial Crises, and the Wealth and Poverty of Nations
T4 The World's Banker: A Story of Failed States, Financial Crises, and the Wealth and Poverty of Nations
Sebastian Mallaby · 2004
Open Library unreachable during build; title confirmed on his CFR expert page
Open Library
Ever the DiplomatEver the Diplomat
T4 Ever the Diplomat
Sherard Cowper-Coles · 2013
Open Library
Recommended byPaul Graham
Chasing the Flame: One Man's Fight to Save tChasing the Flame: One Man's Fight to Save the World
T4 Chasing the Flame: One Man's Fight to Save the World
unverified
Recommended byPatrick Collison
InterventionsInterventions
T4 Interventions
Kofi Annan
unverified
Recommended byBill Gates
The IdealistThe Idealist
T4 The Idealist
Nina Munk
unverified
Recommended byBill Gates

Experts 6

The people who wrote this page's books, and the people who recommend them.

Authors 2

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Sebastian Mallabywrote 1 book hereWalter Isaacsonwrote 1 book here

Recommenders 4

Bill Gatesrecommends 2 books herePaul Grahamrecommends 1 book here
MP
Mohnish Pabrairecommends 1 book herePatrick Collisonrecommends 1 book here
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