George a GlassGeorge A. Glass grew up in New Jersey. He studied international affairs in Boston, Bologna, Washington, Berlin and Pittsburgh. From 1977 until 1981 he worked as a lecturer and author in Germany and France. In early 1981 he joined the U.S. Department f State as a career diplomat. He spent 31 years in diplomatic missions, which included Berlin, Moscow, Washington, Tokyo, Bern, Vienna, and Munich. He reached the senior ranks of the Foreign Service winning numerous awards. He is the author of Cold War Diplomat, Inside U.S. Diplomacy 1981-2011. Mr. Glass left the Foreign Service in late 2011. He and his wife divide their time between Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany, and various locations in the United States, where their children reside. Read More Read Less