Holy See, Unholy Me : 1,000 Days in Rome : Tales from my time as Australian Ambassador to the Vatican - Tim Fischer

Holy See, Unholy Me : 1,000 Days in Rome

Tales from my time as Australian Ambassador to the Vatican

By: Tim Fischer

Paperback | 1 August 2013

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As the first Australian Ambassador to the Holy See Tim Fischer is is the unique position of being able to tell what it’s really like in the seat of power in Rome. Here he reflects on his time in the Vatican, the details which made up his life, the protocols, the people and also on the role that religion still has to play in the lives of future generations.

Appointed by Kevin Rudd in 2009, Tim found himself in the singular world of Vatican diplomacy, where, even more than most diplomatic circles, the right word in the right ear is an essential artform, and where the person sitting next to you at dinner could be Colonel Gadafi or the Pope. Armed with the skills he learned as an activist politician - and with his trusty black Akubra - Tim learned to navigate this strange new world and has lived to tell the tale!

About the Author

Timothy Andrew Fischer, AC (born 3 May 1946), is an Australian former politician. He served as Deputy Prime Minister in the Howard Government from 1996 to 1999. He retired from Parliament in 2001, and was the Australian Ambassador to the Holy See between 2008 and 2012.

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