Unquiet Diplomacy Author:Paul Cellucci September 11, 2001: a series of unprecedented and unthinkable terrorist attacks on the United States. On the job less than six months, former Massachusetts governor and President Bush-appointed ambassador to Canada Paul Cellucci - mindful of the two countries' historic friendship and important economic ties - found himself on the front lines ... more »of a dramatic and, at times, explosive new political dynamic. Canada and the US: friends, partners, allies in the new world order. In the wake of the attacks Cellucci worked tirelessly with Canadian and US authorities to stabilize borders and maintain the vital back-and-forth flow of goods and services. As Cellucci reveals in Unquiet Diplomacy, however, his brutally candid and engagingly vivid memoir of his years as United States ambassador to Canada, it was a relationship that over time challenged the cliché of blissful congeniality as the two countries diverged over increasingly contentious issues like missile defense and the invasion of Iraq. In Unquiet Diplomacy Paul Cellucci deals directly and forthrightly with all the issues that both unite and divide Canadians and Americans. Not only is it a fascinating exploration of the unique but complex relationship between two countries that share the longest undefended border in the world, it is a remarkable portrait of a political life amid extraordinary political times.« less