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The ambassador hosted a party for the first biography on the 13th chairman of the U.S.Joint Chiefs of Staff.
Iraqi Ambassador Dr. Fareed Yasseen and Gen. John Shalikashvili biographer Dr. Andrew Marble.
"In the wee hours of the morning, there was a boy out on a bridge in the Bavarian village of Pappenheim..."
Ambassador Yasseen is deeply interested in humanitarian issues, including Gen. Shali's rescue of Kurdish refugees during Operation Provide Comfort in 1991.
Andrew Marble with Dr. Paul Wolfowitz, former president the World Bank and close colleague of Shalikashvili.
(R toL) Iraqi embassy Deputy Chief of Mission Dhafer Jalil and the Defense Attaché.
(L to R) Former undersecretary of the Army Joe Reeder and former congressmen Bob Livingston and Tom McMillen engrossed in discussion.
One anecdote from the talk caused a stir with the audience: how the author house sat, couch surfed, and even lived out of his car to complete the book.
The State Dept.'s Dr. Denise Natali, Andrew Marble, and CMSCO Inc. president Mr. Michael Simpson.
Chef Djamel Amroune personally delivered a plate of goodies to a busy Andrew Marble.
Author Andrew Marble with his mother, Ms. Sharyn Marble, and nephew Mr. Nicholas Lanciani.
The Wall Street Journal's Michael R. Gordon and TIME Magazine's Kimberly Dozier sharing a moment with Andrew Marble.
Andrew Marble signing books for Hawkeye Group Intl. president & CEO Eileen Parise.
Author Andrew Marble, with former congressman Tom McMillen, learning to sign books standing up.
(L to R) Former undersecretary of the Army Ray DuBois with Iraqi ambassador Fareed Yasseen, Dr. Michael Lynch of the Army War College, and Helen DuBois.
Former U.S. Secret Service agent "Rocky" DelMonaco Jr.
Former Reagan advisor Tom Gibson chats political cartoons with Andrew Marble.
Andrew Marble greets AUSA editor Joe Craig, as former congressman Bob Livingston and wife Bonnie look on.
Ken Feltman, political consultant and former chairman of Radnor Inc., with his signed copy of Andrew Marble's "Boy on the Bridge."
Andrew Marble meeting Mr. Hussein Demirji as Covington's Stephen G. Rademaker looks on.
(L to R) Movie director Jacques Charmelot and his photographer chat with the Iraqi defense attaché.
Ambassador Yasseen offered a feast as elegant as it was delicious.
Washington, DC, January 25, 2020
by ANDREW MARBLE, PhD
THE STORY OF JOHN SHALIKASHVILI'S AMERICAN SUCCESS
AVAILABLE NOW
Residence of the
Iraqi Ambassador to the U.S.
BOOK PARTY
