Star Diplomats

The Record

Philip Jalsevac
November 16, 2007

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There's a new breed of diplomat shaping world affairs in an unprecedented way. And while these powerful people have been in the news a lot, Andrew Cooper believes he's the first scholar to write a book that covers the phenomenon in any sort of in-depth way.

The new diplomats are celebrities -- mostly music and film stars like Bono and Angelina Jolie but also business magnates like Bill Gates of software giant Microsoft.

Together, the artists and business leaders provide the …

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