The Accidental Diplomat

The Autobiography of Maurice Baker

Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, Political Science, Government, Public Policy, International, International Relations
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Author: Maurice Baker, Edmund Baker ISBN: 9789814618335
Publisher: World Scientific Publishing Company Publication: July 25, 2014
Imprint: WSPC Language: English
Author: Maurice Baker, Edmund Baker
ISBN: 9789814618335
Publisher: World Scientific Publishing Company
Publication: July 25, 2014
Imprint: WSPC
Language: English

“For the life of a diplomat is often a variation of routine boredom and exhilarating crises.”

Maurice Baker is an academic and one of Singapore's pioneer diplomats. Growing up in colonial–governed Malaya and Singapore, his profound love for great literature works inspired him to obtain an honors in English from King's college, London in 1948 despite the cruelties faced during and after the Second World War. Baker's humble beginnings and political consciousness earned him the friendship and respect of many diplomats during his missions to India in 1967, Malaysia in 1969, Philippines in 1977 and back to Malaysia in 1980 before retiring from his career as a diplomat in 1988. Between his diplomatic missions, Baker returned to Singapore in 1972 to head the Department of English at the University of Singapore for five years.

This is Baker's story of how he came to be The Accidental Diplomat. With occasional poems and a sense of humor, he candidly recounts the colourful romances of his life to his enriching encounters of diplomatic relations. His portrayals of admiration for great leaders and men paint a vivid picture of the qualities that guided his beliefs, proving that he was by no means an “Accidental Diplomat” in the eyes of others.

Contents:

  • Foreword by S R Nathan

  • Message by S Dhanabalan

  • Acknowledgements

  • Introduction

  • Part I:

    • Cameron Highlands, Malaya
    • University College, Leicester and King's College, University of London
    • Return to Singapore
  • Part II:

    • High Commissioner to India
    • High Commissioner to Malaysia and Return to Academia
    • Ambassador to the Republic of the Philippines
    • Return to Malaysia
    • Retirement in Singapore

Readership: General public.
Key Features:

  • Provides an insight into the career rise of an Eurasian through colonial and post colonial times
  • The challenges of a first time diplomat in adapting to the role from academia
  • The political insights of the Singapore Government of the time and those of the countries that Mr Baker represented Singapore in
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“For the life of a diplomat is often a variation of routine boredom and exhilarating crises.”

Maurice Baker is an academic and one of Singapore's pioneer diplomats. Growing up in colonial–governed Malaya and Singapore, his profound love for great literature works inspired him to obtain an honors in English from King's college, London in 1948 despite the cruelties faced during and after the Second World War. Baker's humble beginnings and political consciousness earned him the friendship and respect of many diplomats during his missions to India in 1967, Malaysia in 1969, Philippines in 1977 and back to Malaysia in 1980 before retiring from his career as a diplomat in 1988. Between his diplomatic missions, Baker returned to Singapore in 1972 to head the Department of English at the University of Singapore for five years.

This is Baker's story of how he came to be The Accidental Diplomat. With occasional poems and a sense of humor, he candidly recounts the colourful romances of his life to his enriching encounters of diplomatic relations. His portrayals of admiration for great leaders and men paint a vivid picture of the qualities that guided his beliefs, proving that he was by no means an “Accidental Diplomat” in the eyes of others.

Contents:

Readership: General public.
Key Features:

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