Choosing the Hero: My Improbable Journey and the Rise of Africa's First Woman President - Couverture souple

Levinson, K. Riva

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1937247031 ISBN 13 : 9781937247034

Editeur : Kiwai Media, Incorporated, 2016

Synopsis

This is the 10th anniversary of this award-winning book describing the rise of Ellen Johnson Sirleaf to become the president of Liberia and the first woman elected to lead an African nation is one of the most inspiring stories of our time. With gripping anecdotes, Levinson describes her adventures working in some of the most dangerous places on earth from Mogadishu to Baghdad. Levinson chronicles her behind-the-scenes lobbying for the exiled Sirleaf in Washington, D.C. as well as her on-the-ground work in Liberia. It took three tries for Sirleaf to finally win the presidency in 2005. Since inauguration, President Sirleaf, who won the 2011 Nobel Peace Prize, has transformed her war-ravaged country into one of the world’s post-conflict success stories. It is an exciting narrative about Sirleaf’s struggle to create a future for Liberia. It’s a bird’s-eye view of the inner workings of the lobbying and public relations business in Washington, D.C. and the making of U.S. foreign policy.

CHOOSING THE HERO is a truly unique book that can be read on many levels. It is an exciting narrative about Sirleaf’s struggle to create a future for Liberia. It’s a bird’s-eye view of the inner workings of the lobbying and public relations business in Washington, D.C. and the making of U.S. foreign policy. But most of all, it is Riva Levinson’s personal story of how she found a hero, fought for a worthy cause, and in the process, discovered her soul.

A propos du livre

À propos de l?auteur

K. Riva Levinson is a leading strategist on international policy issues, and has managed projects in Africa, Latin America, the Middle East, South Asia, and Europe. She has served as a chief advisor to Liberia’s President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf since 1997. Levinson received her bachelor’s degree from Tufts University and holds a master’s degree in national security studies from Georgetown University. Now the president and CEO of KRL International LLC, she resides in northern Virginia with her husband and two children. Choosing the Hero is her first book.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Kiwai Media, Incorporated
• Date d'édition: 2016
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1937247031
• ISBN 13: 9781937247034
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 192
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