Your Diplomats at Work is Frank Huffman's account of his sometimes comical, sometimes frustrating, but always enlightening adventures as a diplomat in London, Burma, Morocco, Paris, Washington, Cambodia, New Zealand, and Chad.

As a former Professor of Linguistics and Asian Studies who had worked and traveled in some sixty countries of the world before joining the Foreign Service in 1985 at age 51, Huffman provides trenchant commentary on the history, culture, and political situation in each country.

Written with a light touch, the book critiques some of the stifling bureaucracy and resultant inefficiency of the U.S. Department of State, along with practical recommendations for improvement. Huffman addresses such issues at the "shotgun wedding" of USIA and State, problems for two-career families, playing "Russian Roulette" with one's children's education, and "silly" travel restrictions such as the Fly America Act.

In his Prologue he describes the circuitous route by which a Virginia farm boy became a professor and diplomat. This brief account of the first fifty years of the author's life establishes his credentials and makes Your Diplomats at Work a richly detailed memoir of the author's rich and varied experiences.