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Beyond diplomacy : my life of remarkable transitions and the moments that made the difference
- Title
- Beyond diplomacy : my life of remarkable transitions and the moments that made the difference / Riaan Eksteen ; foreword by Ton Vosloo.
- Author
- Eksteen, Riaan, 1942-
- Publication
- Pretoria, [South Africa] : Protea Book House, 2022.
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- Additional Authors
- Vosloo, Ton, 1937-
- Description
- 318 pages, 12 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), portraits; 22 cm
- Summary
- "Beyond Diplomacy covers nearly six decades of Riaan "Koedoe" Eksteen's eventful career -- from being South Africa's youngest ambassador at the time, taking the helm and transforming broadcasting in South Africa, to being closely involved in Namibia's pre- and post-independence. Events and altercations that have never before been aired or documented are now put in a new context. For example, what exactly were said in the evening calls when P.W. Botha fired Eksteen as head of the SABC and all that happened after this. His experiences and involvement in South Africa's diplomacy stretched over a period of 27 years starting way back when Verwoerd was prime minister. During his extraordinary career he served as ambassador under John Vorster, P.W. Botha, F.W. de Klerk and Nelson Mandela"--Internet.
- Subject
- Eksteen, Riaan, 1942-
- South African Broadcasting Corporation > Officials and employees > Biography
- South African Broadcasting Corporation
- Ambassadors > South Africa > Biography
- Diplomatic and consular service, South African
- Ambassadors
- Employees
- Foreign countries
- South Africa > Officials and employees > Foreign countries
- South Africa
- Genre/Form
- Biographies.
- Note
- Also issued in electronic format.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (page 311) and index.
- Contents
- Formative years: 1942-1963 -- First four years in Foreign Affairs: 1964-1967 -- Washington, D.C.: 1968-1973 -- UN New York: 1976-1980 -- Head of planning: 1981 - February 1983 -- SABC: 1 March 1983 - 30 June 1985 -- SABC: 1 July 1985 - 23 August 1987 -- SABC: 24 August 1987 - 20 April1988 -- Consultancy: 21 April 1988 - 30 April1990 -- Windhoek: 1 May 1990 - 31 December 1991 -- UN Geneva: 10 February 1992 - 9 February 1995 -- Ankara, and Ashgabat, Baku, Bishkek and Tashkent: 10 February 1995 - 31 May 1997 -- International consultant and business facilitator - South Africa and Namibia: From 1997 -- Academic activities: From 2016 onwards -- Conclusion.
- Call Number
- ReCAP 23-4927
- ISBN
- 9781485314004
- 1485314003
- OCLC
- 1350404832
- Author
- Eksteen, Riaan, 1942- author.
- Title
- Beyond diplomacy : my life of remarkable transitions and the moments that made the difference / Riaan Eksteen ; foreword by Ton Vosloo.
- Publisher
- Pretoria, [South Africa] : Protea Book House, 2022.
- Edition
- First edition.
- Type of Content
- text
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- volume
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references (page 311) and index.
- Added Author
- Vosloo, Ton, 1937- writer of foreword.
- Research Call Number
- ReCAP 23-4927