Instrument of Peace - The Full-Circled Life of Ambassador Guillermo Belt Ramirez

This book presents a meticulously researched biography on Guillermo Belt Ramírez, one of Cuba's most important diplomats of the 20th century. As Ambassador, Belt represented his homeland in the United States, the UN, and the Soviet Union as the Cold War turned wartime allies into enemies.

List of contents

Chapter One: By the House of Their Fathers

Chapter Two: A Child of the 1902 Generation

Chapter Three: Foray into Politics

Chapter Four: A Time for War

Chapter Five: Dr. Belt Goes to Washington

Chapter Six: An Instrument of Peace

Chapter Seven: Building Peace from Scratch

Chapter Eight: Road to Rio

Chapter Nine: Hemispheric Cooperation and Universal Human Rights

Chapter Ten: With Counsel and Wisdom

Chapter Eleven: A Foreigner in a Foreign Land

About the author

Daniel I. Pedreira is author of The Last Delegate: The Political Development of Emilio "Millo" Ochoa

Summary

This book presents a meticulously researched biography on Guillermo Belt Ramírez, one of Cuba’s most important diplomats of the 20th century. As Ambassador, Belt represented his homeland in the United States, the UN, and the Soviet Union as the Cold War turned wartime allies into enemies.

Product details

• Authors: Daniel I. Pedreira
• Assisted by: James C. Cason (Foreword)
• Publisher: Lexington Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.12.2020
• EAN: 9781498592291
• ISBN: 978-1-4985-9229-1
• No. of pages: 196
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Latin America, POLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / Diplomacy, HISTORY / Latin America / General, Diplomacy, History of the Americas, Latin America - Mexico, Central America, South America