Eleni Kounalakis was 43 and a land developer in California when she was tapped by President Obama to serve as the US ambassador to Hungary. During her tenure, from 2010 to 2013, Hungary was a key ally to the US. The first Greek-American woman ever to serve as a U.S. ambassador, Kounalakis recounts her training at the State Department's charm school' and diplomatic life in Budapest. A cross between a foreign policy memoir and an inspiring personal family story, Madam Ambassador draws back the curtain on what it is like to represent the US government abroad.'
About the book
Eleni Kounalakis was 43 and a land developer in California when she was tapped by President Obama to serve as the US ambassador to Hungary. During her tenure, from 2010 to 2013, Hungary was a key ally to the US. The first Greek-American woman ever to serve as a U.S. ambassador, Kounalakis recounts her training at the State Department's charm school' and diplomatic life in Budapest. A cross between a foreign policy memoir and an inspiring personal family story, Madam Ambassador draws back the curtain on what it is like to represent the US government abroad.'