Yet Yovanovitch was no stranger to instability and injustice. It was a time of chaos and pain, for her and for the nation.

In the months that followed, she endured personal tragedy while simultaneously being pulled into the blinding lights of the first impeachment inquiry of Donald Trump. In the middle of her third ambassadorship-a rarity in the world of diplomacy-she was targeted by a smear campaign and abruptly recalled from her post in Kyiv, Ukraine. Marie Yovanovitch was at the height of her diplomatic career when it all came crashing down. ambassador to Ukraine-a pioneering diplomat who spent her career advancing democracy in the post-Soviet world, and who electrified the nation by speaking truth to power during the first impeachment of President Trump. SynopsisĪn inspiring and urgent memoir by the former U.S. Lessons from the Edge follows the arc of her career as she develops into the person we came to know during the impeachment proceedings. She has reclaimed her own narrative, first with her lauded congressional testimony, and now with this memoir.Ī child of parents who survived Soviet and Nazi terror, Yovanovitch's life and work have taught her the preciousness of democracy as well as the dangers of corruption.

Her courageous participation in the subsequent impeachment inquiry earned Yovanovitch the nation's respect, and her dignified response to the president's attacks won our hearts.

But it came as a shock when, in early 2019, she was recalled from her post after a smear campaign by President Trump's personal attorney and his associates-men operating outside of normal governmental channels, and apparently motivated by personal gain.

AlbrightĪn inspiring and urgent memoir by the ambassador who electrified the nation by speaking truth to power.īy the time she became US Ambassador to Ukraine, Marie Yovanovitch had seen her share of corruption, instability, and tragedy in developing countries. ' Lessons From the Edge is a brilliant, engaging, and inspiring memoir from one of America's wisest and most courageous diplomats-essential reading for current policymakers, aspiring public servants, and anyone who cares about America's role in the world.' - Madeleine K.

Lessons from the edge a memoir