Getting Our Way: 500 Years of Adventure and Intrigue: the Inside Story of British Diplomacy

He writes well and his tone is engagingly sardonic...an admirable diplomatic primer.―Piers Brendon, SUNDAY TIMESThis enjoyable book, by Briatin's former ambassador to Washington, consists of nine finely drawn studies of key diplomatic moments in British history.―OBSERVERThe former British ambassador to the US weaves an interesting tale of power, deception, betrayal, espionage, intrigue and cunning...a must-read book for any astute observer of modern diplomacy.―CATHOLIC HERALD

Christopher Meyer served as Ambassador to the United Kingdom to the United States from 1997 until 2003. He was a vital link in the important relationship between America and Britain, one of the closest periods since the Second World War. He had previously been British Ambassador to Germany and chief spokesman and press secretary for former Prime Minister John Major, and for Geoffrey Howe when he was Foreign Secretary. In 2003 Meyer was appointed Chairman of the Press Complaints Commission, a position he held until April 2009. He was knighted in 2001.

About Sir Christopher Meyer