Before this, Kennan was a promising young officer in the American foreignservice;
在此之前,凯南只是美国外事部门的一位青年才俊。
2
If I'd had a copy of this in my days as a boy diplomat, my ForeignService career would have come to an even more abrupt halt!
如果我在刚当外交官的时候拥有这本书的话,我的外交官生涯估计早就结束了!
3
Forty years ago, a 29-year-old ForeignService officer had a plan for a sweeping reorganization of America's sprawling, hierarchical national security bureaucracy.