Desaix AndersonDesaix Anderson - 1936-2021. Anderson joined the U.S. Foreign Service in 1962. Following his first assignment in Kathmandu, Nepal, he studied Vietnamese at the Foreign Service Institute and served a total of six assignments in Vietnam, culminating inhis opening the U.S. Embassy in Hanoi as Chargé d'affaires in 1995. He later conceived and conducted summer seminars for Princeton students there. Expanding on his previous memoir, An American in Hanoi, this book shares the unique perspective and insights he gained from his fifty-year engagement with Vietnam. Read More Read Less