The accidental diplomat :: the autobiography of Maurice Baker /
"Maurice Baker is an academic and one of Singapore's pioneer diplomats. After graduating with honors in English from King's College, London in 1948, he returned to Singapore and taught at two secondary schools before becoming a university lecturer and head of the Department of Extra-m...
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| Zusammenfassung: | "Maurice Baker is an academic and one of Singapore's pioneer diplomats. After graduating with honors in English from King's College, London in 1948, he returned to Singapore and taught at two secondary schools before becoming a university lecturer and head of the Department of Extra-mural Studies in the University of Singapore. In 1967, Baker was invited to be Singapore's first high commissioner to India. That invitation marked his venture into the world of diplomacy. Following the May 13 1969 racial riots in Malaysia, Baker was asked by then Singapore's Foreign Minister, S. Rajaratnam to be the ambassador to Malaysia because Tun Abdul Razak, then Deputy Prime Minister of Malaysia, was a good friend of Baker's both at Raffles College and in England when they were students. Two years later, he returned to Singapore to head the Department of English in the University of Singapore before being recalled by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in 1977 to be an ambassador to the Republic of the Philippines. Baker returned to Malaysia as high commissioner in 1980 and he held that position for more than seven years. In 1989, he was appointed as Pro-Chancellor of the National University of Singapore and he remained in this position until his retirement in 2002. This book tells the story of Baker's experience as an accidental diplomat, his encounters with eminent individuals in the countries in which he served, his recollections of their conversations with him and, most importantly, how he successfully became a diplomat"-- |
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| spelling | Baker, Maurice, 1920- author. https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJxWRBdFvR4W79QTR78DMP http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n95931260 The accidental diplomat : the autobiography of Maurice Baker / by Maurice Baker. New Jersey : World Scientific, [2014] 1 online resource text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Cameron Highlands, Malaya, March 1942-August 1945 -- University College, Leicester and King's College, University of London, October 1947-August 1952 -- Return to Singapore, September 1952-June 1967 -- High Commissioner to India, July 1967-August 1969 -- High Commissioner to Malaysia and return to academia, August 1969-August 1971 and 1972-June 1977 -- Ambassador to the Republic of the Philippines, June 1977-August 1980 -- Return to Malaysia, September 1980-April 1988 -- Retirement in Singapore, 1988-present. "Maurice Baker is an academic and one of Singapore's pioneer diplomats. After graduating with honors in English from King's College, London in 1948, he returned to Singapore and taught at two secondary schools before becoming a university lecturer and head of the Department of Extra-mural Studies in the University of Singapore. In 1967, Baker was invited to be Singapore's first high commissioner to India. That invitation marked his venture into the world of diplomacy. Following the May 13 1969 racial riots in Malaysia, Baker was asked by then Singapore's Foreign Minister, S. Rajaratnam to be the ambassador to Malaysia because Tun Abdul Razak, then Deputy Prime Minister of Malaysia, was a good friend of Baker's both at Raffles College and in England when they were students. Two years later, he returned to Singapore to head the Department of English in the University of Singapore before being recalled by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in 1977 to be an ambassador to the Republic of the Philippines. Baker returned to Malaysia as high commissioner in 1980 and he held that position for more than seven years. In 1989, he was appointed as Pro-Chancellor of the National University of Singapore and he remained in this position until his retirement in 2002. This book tells the story of Baker's experience as an accidental diplomat, his encounters with eminent individuals in the countries in which he served, his recollections of their conversations with him and, most importantly, how he successfully became a diplomat"-- Provided by publisher Print version record. English. Baker, Maurice, 1920- http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n95931260 Baker, Maurice, 1920- fast https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJxWRBdFvR4W79QTR78DMP Diplomats Singapore Biography. College administrators Singapore Biography. Diplomates Singapour Biographies. Administrateurs d'université Singapour Biographies. BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY Political. bisacsh POLITICAL SCIENCE Government International. bisacsh POLITICAL SCIENCE International Relations General. bisacsh College administrators fast Diplomats fast Singapore fast https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJpV8D6qM4JGxDqvHvtYfq Autobiography https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D020493 Biography https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D019215 autobiographies (literary works) aat Autobiographies fast Biographies fast Autobiographies. lcgft http://id.loc.gov/authorities/genreForms/gf2014026047 Biographies. lcgft http://id.loc.gov/authorities/genreForms/gf2014026049 Autobiographies. rvmgf Biographies. rvmgf Print version: Baker, Maurice, 1920- Accidental diplomat 9789814618304 (DLC) 2014021367 (OCoLC)880929904 FWS01 ZDB-4-EBA FWS_PDA_EBA https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=824755 Volltext |
| spellingShingle | Baker, Maurice, 1920- The accidental diplomat : the autobiography of Maurice Baker / Cameron Highlands, Malaya, March 1942-August 1945 -- University College, Leicester and King's College, University of London, October 1947-August 1952 -- Return to Singapore, September 1952-June 1967 -- High Commissioner to India, July 1967-August 1969 -- High Commissioner to Malaysia and return to academia, August 1969-August 1971 and 1972-June 1977 -- Ambassador to the Republic of the Philippines, June 1977-August 1980 -- Return to Malaysia, September 1980-April 1988 -- Retirement in Singapore, 1988-present. Baker, Maurice, 1920- http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n95931260 Baker, Maurice, 1920- fast https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJxWRBdFvR4W79QTR78DMP Diplomats Singapore Biography. College administrators Singapore Biography. Diplomates Singapour Biographies. Administrateurs d'université Singapour Biographies. BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY Political. bisacsh POLITICAL SCIENCE Government International. bisacsh POLITICAL SCIENCE International Relations General. bisacsh College administrators fast Diplomats fast |
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| title | The accidental diplomat : the autobiography of Maurice Baker / |
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