The Prince: The Secret Story of the World's Most Intriguing Royal, Prince Bandar Bin Sultan
Language: English
Published by ReganBooks, 2006
- First Edition
- Signed
- Hardcover
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Signed Bill Simpson. A riveting portrait of one of the most enigmatic yet influential powerbrokers in America?Prince Bandar bin Sultan bin Abdulaziz Al?Saud, the Saudi Arabian Ambassador to the United States from 1983?2005. Bill Simpson entered the Royal Air Force in 1964 and travelled widely at home and overseas. A military career of twenty-five years ended with command of an RAF base at Hendon, London, England, which he closed in 1987. Deciding to pursue a career in business, Simpson became involved in the financial world before setting up and directing an Internet company. However, a desire to write led him to retire a second time, to undertake a biography for which he would meet and interview some of the world's leading international political figures, including former presidents Nelson Mandela, George H.W. Bush, Jimmy Carter, and Bill Clinton, and former secretaries of state James Baker and Colin Powell. He is a Member of the British Empire (MBE), 1970; and the Order of the British Empire (OBE), 1988. Signed copies rarely offered.…
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- Title
- The Prince: The Secret Story of the World's Most Intriguing Royal, Prince Bandar Bin Sultan
- Author
- Simpson, William, Dr.
- Publisher
- ReganBooks
- Publication year
- 2006
- Condition
- Like New
- Dust jacket
- Very Good
- Signed
- Signed by Author
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 0060899867
- ISBN 13
- 9780060899868
- Edition
- First edition.
- Item weight
- 26 ounces
- Dimensions
- 6x1x9
- Seller catalogs
- Biography
A riveting portrait of one of the most enigmatic yet influential powerbrokers in America–Prince Bandar bin Sultan bin Abdulaziz Al–Saud, the Saudi Arabian Ambassador to the United States from 1983–2005.
At a time when understanding our friends is as important as understanding our enemies, Prince Bandar bin Sultan remains one America's most enigmatic powerbrokers. As the illegitimate son of a Saudi prince and a servant girl, Prince Bandar overcame his unrecognized beginnings to rise as one of Saudi Arabia's brightest diplomatic stars, ultimately becoming the Ambassador to the United States–and one of the most influential men in Washington.
As Ambassador, Prince Bandar worked with CIA Director Bill Casey to fund covert CIA operations with Saudi petrodollars. He played a key role in the Iran–Contra affair; consulted with President Gorbachev to secure Soviet withdrawal from Afghanistan; negotiated an end to the Iran–Iraq war; and, with Nelson Mandela, resolved the Pan Am Flight 103/Lockerbie Affair. He served under four different American presidencies and was called "Washington's indispensible operator" by the New Yorker.
Yet Prince Bandar was more than this. His entre into Washington society and the Oval Office was unmatched. George H.W. Bush took the Prince and his family on fishing vacations; First Lady Reagan used him to convey messages to her husband's Cabinet; Colin Powell would drop by his house to play racquetball.
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About the Author
William Simpson was a classmate of Prince Bandar at the Royal Air Force College, Cranwell, where they became friends through a mutual interest in fencing during the two and a half years of their officer training. Simpson founded and was CEO of an Internet company, and also worked with a Mayfair-based hedge fund as President of North American Operations. After his retirement from the world of financial services, Simpson undertook this biography with the cooperation of Prince Bandar. Simpson lives in the United Kingdom.
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