Lessons from the edge: a memoir

Prologue: "Pledge to serve"

Part I: Travelers (1921-1986). Origins ; Into the foreign service

Part II: Postings (1986-2016). Somalia ; The United Kingdom and the United States ; Russia ; Ukraine ; Kyrgyzstan ; Armenia

Part III: Homecoming (2016-2020). Return to Kyiv ; The transition ; Diplomacy 101 ; Warning signs ; Cut loose ; "I love Ukraine" ; Survival ; "The moment to decide" ; Three-dimensional chess ; No more tears ; "The best America has to offer"

Epilogue: Keep faith.