My Missions for Revolutionary Bolivia, 1944-1962

Victor Andrade, Bolivian ambassador to the United States at various times between 1944 and 1962, recounts a unique Latin American perspective on U.S. politics and foreign policy. He describes meetings with Roosevelt, Truman, Eisenhower, and with the many journalists, cabinet members, senators, and House members who were part of his daily work in the world of Washington politics.Andrade first came to Washington as ambassador in 1944, representing a young revolutionary government determined to che