Eleven testing years

Autobiography of the early years of Reggie Dumas who is regarded as one of the premier intellects of CARICOM. Dumas served as diplomat in the Trinidad and Tobago Foreign Service, as Ambassador representing Trinidad and Tobago in Africa, Asia, the Caribbean and North America, as Permanent Representative to the OAS and as Permanent Secretary to the Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago. In 2004 he was appointed by the UN as Special Advisor on Haiti. This work concentrates on Dumas' diplomatic service in Ethiopia.