John Brady Kiesling is a former U.S. diplomat and the author of Diplomacy Lessons: Realism for an Unloved Superpower (Potomac Books, 2006) and the ToposText classics/archaeology mobile application.
An archaeologist/ancient historian by training, Kiesling entered the foreign service in 1983. He supported the multilateralist foreign policy of former President George H. W. Bush and the limited purposes of the 1991 Gulf War.[2]
He served in Israel, Morocco, Greece, Washington, and Armenia, returning to Athens as chief of the political section of the U.S. Embassy in 2000.
He was the first of three U.S. foreign service officers to resign, on February 25, 2003, to protest against the 2003 invasion of Iraq. His letter of resignation to Secretary of State Colin Powell was posted by The New York Times and circulated widely.[3]
Mr. Kiesling's personal crisis began in October, at a diplomatic party in Athens. He ran into an old friend and source from a stint in Athens 15 years earlier, a Communist who had spent years in Greek prisons. The pair had always sparred politically, but a warm friendship endured. He holed up and read, but the cloud of despair wouldn't lift. Finally, in late February, when Mr. Bush made clear he wouldn't be defied, even by the U.N. Security Council, Mr. Kiesling drafted his resignation letter and quit. Suddenly, he felt "a certain lucidity, a strong, liberating feeling," he says.[4]
Writingedit
After his resignation, he spent a year as a visiting fellow/lecturer at Princeton University, and then returned to Athens. Until May 2009, he wrote a monthly column called "Diplomat in the Ruins" in the Athens News in Greece.[5]
Kiesling wrote Rediscovering Armenia (2003), an open-access guide to Armenia; Diplomacy Lessons: Realism for an Unloved Superpower (Potomac Books, 2006); and Greek Urban Warriors: Resistance and Terrorism 1967-2014 (Lycabettus Press 2014). The latter is a "meticulous" history of Revolutionary Organization 17 November, the Greek terrorist group active from 1975 until 2002.[6] He and the Plaka neighborhood of Athens are described in pages 38–46 of Eric Weiner's The Geography of Genius.[7]
Personal lifeedit
Kiesling lives in Athens, Greece, and "his happiest moments…are spent tramping over remote, thorn-covered hillsides or as an archaeological volunteer (Ancient Corinth 1980, Ancient Nemea 1981, Vorotan Armenia 2007, Aphrodisias 1982, Zagora 2014, Methone 2015). His current interests include ancient Greek religion and Greek topography."[8]
^Lydia Kiesling, "Throwing Away the Most Beautiful Dress I Ever Owned". The Cut. Retrieved 2018-11-14.
^Lydia Kiesling, The Golden State, FSG, New York, 2018, p. 292
^Malkoutzis, Nick (March 19, 2015). "New book by ex-US diplomat delves deeper into the recesses of Greek terrorism". Kathimerini. Retrieved September 2, 2019.
Further readingedit
Sherman, Scott (December 7, 2006). "Brady Kiesling's Tale". The Nation. ISSN 0027-8378.
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john, brady, kiesling, former, diplomat, author, diplomacy, lessons, realism, unloved, superpower, potomac, books, 2006, topostext, classics, archaeology, mobile, application, born1957houston, texasnationalityamericanalma, materuniversity, california, berkeley. John Brady Kiesling is a former U S diplomat and the author of Diplomacy Lessons Realism for an Unloved Superpower Potomac Books 2006 and the ToposText classics archaeology mobile application John Brady KieslingBorn1957Houston TexasNationalityAmericanAlma materUniversity of California BerkeleySwarthmore CollegeOccupation s DiplomatAuthorLecturerNotable workDiplomacy Lessons Realism for an Unloved SuperpowerToposTextGreek Urban Warriors Resistance and Terrorism 1967 2014Notes 1 Contents 1 Diplomat 2 Writing 3 Personal life 4 Publications 5 References 6 Further readingDiplomat editAn archaeologist ancient historian by training Kiesling entered the foreign service in 1983 He supported the multilateralist foreign policy of former President George H W Bush and the limited purposes of the 1991 Gulf War 2 He served in Israel Morocco Greece Washington and Armenia returning to Athens as chief of the political section of the U S Embassy in 2000 He was the first of three U S foreign service officers to resign on February 25 2003 to protest against the 2003 invasion of Iraq His letter of resignation to Secretary of State Colin Powell was posted by The New York Times and circulated widely 3 Mr Kiesling s personal crisis began in October at a diplomatic party in Athens He ran into an old friend and source from a stint in Athens 15 years earlier a Communist who had spent years in Greek prisons The pair had always sparred politically but a warm friendship endured He holed up and read but the cloud of despair wouldn t lift Finally in late February when Mr Bush made clear he wouldn t be defied even by the U N Security Council Mr Kiesling drafted his resignation letter and quit Suddenly he felt a certain lucidity a strong liberating feeling he says 4 Writing editAfter his resignation he spent a year as a visiting fellow lecturer at Princeton University and then returned to Athens Until May 2009 he wrote a monthly column called Diplomat in the Ruins in the Athens News in Greece 5 Kiesling wrote Rediscovering Armenia 2003 an open access guide to Armenia Diplomacy Lessons Realism for an Unloved Superpower Potomac Books 2006 and Greek Urban Warriors Resistance and Terrorism 1967 2014 Lycabettus Press 2014 The latter is a meticulous history of Revolutionary Organization 17 November the Greek terrorist group active from 1975 until 2002 6 He and the Plaka neighborhood of Athens are described in pages 38 46 of Eric Weiner s The Geography of Genius 7 Personal life editKiesling lives in Athens Greece and his happiest moments are spent tramping over remote thorn covered hillsides or as an archaeological volunteer Ancient Corinth 1980 Ancient Nemea 1981 Vorotan Armenia 2007 Aphrodisias 1982 Zagora 2014 Methone 2015 His current interests include ancient Greek religion and Greek topography 8 Kiesling is the father of the novelist and critic Lydia Kiesling 9 10 Publications editRediscovering Armenia An Archaeological Touristic Gazetteer and Map Set for the Historical Monuments of Armenia Yerevan Tigran Mets 2001 ISBN 99930 52 28 0 Kiesling John Brady January 2001 PDF version Yerevan Tigran Mets Pub Retrieved 2019 12 11 2nd ed Matit 2005 ISBN 99941 0 121 8 Diplomacy Lessons Realism for an Unloved Superpower Washington DC Potomac 2006 ISBN 1 59797 017 4 Greek Urban Warriors Resistance and Terrorism 1967 2014 Athens Lycabettus 2014 ISBN 9789607269553 11 References edit Kiesling John Brady Personal Information topostext org Retrieved 2019 12 11 Deep Smarts How to Cultivate and Transfer Enduring Business Wisdom Page 137 by Walter C Swap Dorothy Leonard Barton Kiesling John Brady 2003 02 27 U S Diplomat s Letter of Resignation The New York Times Retrieved 2011 01 18 Waldman Peter April 1 2003 After Resigning to Protest War A Diplomat Turns Peace Envoy The Wall Street Journal Kiesling John Brady Diplomat In the Ruins Retrieved 2019 12 11 Papadogiannis Nikolaos September 28 2016 Rev of Greek Urban Warriors Journal of Modern Greek Studies 34 2 421 423 doi 10 1353 mgs 2016 0040 ISSN 1086 3265 S2CID 151730041 via Project MUSE Weiner Eric 2016 The Geography of Genius Simon amp Schuster pp 38 46 ToposText topostext org Retrieved 2019 09 02 Lydia Kiesling Throwing Away the Most Beautiful Dress I Ever Owned The Cut Retrieved 2018 11 14 Lydia Kiesling The Golden State FSG New York 2018 p 292 Malkoutzis Nick March 19 2015 New book by ex US diplomat delves deeper into the recesses of Greek terrorism Kathimerini Retrieved September 2 2019 Further reading editSherman Scott December 7 2006 Brady Kiesling s Tale The Nation ISSN 0027 8378 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title John Brady Kiesling amp oldid 1174820161, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
