Sebastian Mallaby: Venture capital as an engine of courage — #8
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Am I Correct in That? Your Father Was the U K. Ambassador to Germany
Mallaby's father was ambassador to both france and germany. He worked his way up from the rank of third secretary, or whatever it was in the embassy in moscow until he became a diplomat. One funny story is that when he was ambassador in germany i was doing my first job as a foreign correspondent for the economist magazine. And i was based in southern africa. The results of the numibia election of 19 89 came out on the same day as the berlin wall fell dow even though everybody's stories were on page 18. But malamby sine had a front row seat and to one of the most exciting historical transitions of the postwal order
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