| Not Quite the Diplomat: Home Truths About World Affairs | |
| Author: | Chris Patten |
| Subject: | World politics |
| Publisher: | Allen Lane |
| Pub Date: | September 2005 |
| Isbn: | 0-7139-9855-5 |
| Oclc: | 60668040 |
| Followed By: | Cousins and Strangers: America, Britain, and Europe in a New Century |
Not Quite the Diplomat: Home Truths About World Affairs is a book by Chris Patten, published by Allen Lane in September 2005.[1] [2] [3] Patten was the last Governor of Hong Kong and afterwards became Europe's Commissioner for External Relations. In the book, he attempts to provide insights into the world of diplomacy and discusses the position of a unified Europe in relation to the United States and emerging powers such as India and China.
A revised version of the book for the American market is called Cousins and Strangers: America, Britain, and Europe in a New Century. It contains an additional chapter, Happy Families.