Offering a modern and fearless appraisal of the State Department and its law enforcement arm, the Diplomatic Security Service, it is a realistic and first-hand account of what it's like to travel and live around the world, attend diplomatic cocktail parties by day, conduct undercover operations, or make arrests by night. Readers will learn of exploits which undoubtedly protected high-ranking officials, government buildings and secrets, and the integrity of the most coveted travel document on the planet. Beyond the riveting stories of what life is like as an American Diplomat, the book explores personal choices many of us make, from the person we want to be to the person we want to be remembered as.