My Year in Iraq: The Struggle to Build a Future of Hope

A firsthand account of the American pro-consul's first year in Baghdad describes the challenges faced by the coalition in its first year after the toppling of Saddam Hussein, a period marked by limited resources, rampant violence, and groups of powerful exiles who vied for control over the nation. 150,000 first printing.

Ambassador L. Paul Bremer III, a career diplomat, was the Presidential Envoy to Iraq from May 2003 to June 2004. During his twenty-three years at the State Department, he served on the personal staffs of six secretaries of state and on four continents. In the 1980s, he was Ambassador to the Netherlands and Ambassador at Large for Counter Terrorism. After leaving government, he was Managing Director of Kissinger Associates. In December 2004, George W. Bush awarded Bremer the Presidential Medal of Freedom for his service in Iraq.