The Political Science Shelf

The Envoy
Gordon Sondland
Bombardier Books
c/o Post Hill Press
https://posthillpress.com/bombardier-books
9781637585283, $28.99, HC, 272pp

https://www.amazon.com/Envoy-Mastering-Diplomacy-Trump-World/dp/1637585284

Synopsis: Gordon Sondland (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gordon_Sondland) s= erved as the US ambassador to the European Union as a political appointee o=
f President Trump; and appeared as a pivotal witness in Trump's impeachment=
trial.

With regard to his having served in the Trump administration which was to c= orrupt so many who previously had sterling reputations, Republicans and Dem= ocrats, business associates, strangers, and even close friends still ask hi=
m: How did he survive Trump? How did he handle being grilled by the Senate = intelligence committee? How did he come out of the situation intact, able t=
o move on?

These are just a few of the questions Sondland answers with the publication=
of "The Envoy: Mastering the Art of Diplomacy with Trump and the World" --=
a surprising and endlessly amusing account of inflated egos, botched phone=
calls, bad behavior, and international jujitsu.

Critique: An inherently fascinating and informative contribution to the gro= wing exposes of Donald Trump and his administration, "The Envoy: Mastering = the Art of Diplomacy with Trump and the World" a behind-the-scenes look at = Trump, his cabinet, and an international diplomacy by someone with no score=
s to settle, no hidden agenda, no check to cash. "The Envoy" is especially = and unreservedly recommended for personal, professional, community, and aca= demic library Political Science/Biography collections. It should be noted f=
or the personal reading lists of students, academia, political activists, a=
nd non-specialist general readers with an interest in the subject that "The=
Envoy" is also available in a digital book format (Kindle, $14.99).

Editorial Note: Gordon Sondland is the founder and CEO of Provenance Hotels=
, which currently owns or operates nineteen full-service boutique "lifestyl=
e" hotels that have received industry awards and critical acclaim from nati= onal and international publications. In 2018, President Trump asked Sondlan=
d to serve as the 20th United States Ambassador to the European Union. As o=
ne of the highest-ranking US officials in Europe, Sondland's portfolio incl= uded trade, energy, national security, defense agriculture, and several oth=
er files.

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