The Foreign Service Journal, November 2015

THE FOREIGN SERVICE JOURNAL | NOVEMBER 2015 39 at once personal and professional,” in the words of retired FSO David Beall. Deane R. Hinton, a retired FSO with the rank of Career Ambassador, joined the U.S. Foreign Service in 1946. During a 48-year career, he was posted to Europe, the Near East, Africa, South Asia, Latin America and Washington, D.C. After being expelled as ambassador to Zaire by Mobutu Sese Seko, he served as ambassador to the European Communities, El Salvador, Paki- stan, Costa Rica and Panama. Like the Moon and the Sun: Indonesia in the Words of an American Diplomat Stanley Harsha, Kompas Book Publisher, 2015, $11.99/paperback, 272 pages. Retired diplomat Stanley Harsha fell in love with Indonesia during his first overseas assignment there in 1986. He embraced the country completely, marrying an Indone- sian, Henny, and converting to Islam as a result. With subse- quent postings in Indonesia, which spanned 12 of the 28 years of his Foreign Service career, Harsha offers a unique take on the complex issues in Indonesia through the eyes of an American. In Like the Moon and the Sun , Harsha tells of his life between two nations. He offers intimate perspectives on Indonesia’s rich multicultural society and customs and describes the country’s peaceful transition from a dictatorship to the world’s third largest democracy. He also focuses on human rights accountability in both coun- tries, from past killings and kidnappings of civilians by Indone- sian security forces to the torture and killing of terrorist suspects by U.S. security forces. “This book should be read by anyone who is interested in learning about Indonesian relations with America,” states respected human rights attorney Adnan Buyung Nasution. Adds prominent Indonesian intellectual Azyumardi Azra, in his foreword: “I am certain that readers of this work, Americans, Indonesians and people from other countries will gain a better understanding of Indonesian multiculturalism and the multireli- gious Indonesian community.” Stanley Harsha served in Indonesia, Timor-Leste, Beijing, Kuala Lumpur, Taiwan, Namibia and Washington, D.C. Since retirement in 2013, he splits his time between homes in Colorado and Jakarta and dedicates himself to writing and building bilat- eral education ties. With the Dragon’s Children (Second Edition) David J. Garms, FriesenPress, 2015, $31.99/hardcover; $17.99/paperback; $2.99/Kindle, 208 pages. David Garms gives a fascinating account of his 1967-1968 USAID assignment as a Vietcong amnesty adviser in the Go Cong province in Vietnam’s delta region. Based on extensive notes, unclassified documents, books and interviews carried out over a three-year period in Vietnam, With the Dragon’s Children is the only book written about the U.S.- supported amnesty program for the Vietcong. In this second edition, Garms draws heavily on recently declassified material. His “instructive tales introduce you to some fascinating characters and to a gifted people most Americans never saw, let alone understood,” says Bruce Kinsey, a former FSO and author of Good Guys: The Men Who Tried to Pacify Vietnam . With many references to Vietnam’s vibrant culture and his- tory, Garms focuses on 1,000 former Vietcong who returned to the Government of the Republic of Vietnam. He tells their inter- esting story, as well as that of the staff managing the program. The book offers a reliable retrospective on the war, as Garms reports on Vietnamese attitudes, aspirations and reactions to the conflict. He also describes his determination to learn the language and absorb its many subtleties while he grows closer to the country’s life and people. David J. Garms served in the Peace Corps for two years in India with an agricultural program before Foreign Service postings with USAID in Bangladesh, the Philippines, Malawi, Sri Lanka and Italy. He and his wife currently reside in Fairfax, Virginia. Ambassador to a Small World: Letters from Chad Christopher E. Goldthwait, New Academia Publishing/VELLUM Books, 2015, $40/ hardcover; $28/paperback, 440 pages. The longest-serving U.S. ambassador to Chad, Christopher E. Goldthwait presents a highly personal portrait of the country from his expert vantage point. An ADST-DACOR Memoirs and Occasional Papers book, Ambassador to a Small World originated from a series of 45 letters Amb. Goldthwait sent to close friends while serving in Chad from 1999 to 2004.