Innocent Abroad: An Intimate Account of American Peace Diplomacy in the Middle East

Innocent Abroad: An Intimate Account of American Peace Diplomacy in the Middle East (2009) is a memoir by Martin Indyk, who served as U.S. ambassador to Israel. Indyk gives an insider's account of the Clinton administration's efforts at Arab-Israeli peace and its dealings with Iraq and Iran. He describes negotiations, missed chances and the limits of American mediation in the region.

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Fareed Zakaria: “This week's book of the week is "Innocent Abroad" by Martin Indyk. If you look closely at photographs of John Kerry shuffling around the Middle East, you will see one key aide at his side, Martin Indyk. He was also the Clinton administration's pointman on the Middle East. And these memoirs of those year are gripping, giving you a behind the scenes account of diplomacy and high politics that is surprisingly relevant today, largely because little has changed. For example, the Israeli prime minister Indyk dealt with for many of those years was Bibi Netanyahu.”