Thomas Mann, Under Secretary of State for Economic Affairs, submitted his resignation last week to his friend and fellow Texan in the White House.
After 24 years as a State Department careerist, Mann, 53, intends to take a long rest and write a book. If it .resembles his career, the book should be hard-hitting, controversial and influential.
Born in Laredo, Mann spoke border Spanish—"Tex-Mex"—almost as soon as he spoke English and acquired a lifelong fondness for the neighboring Mexicans and the Latin temperament. All but two years of his State Department service were spent in Latin America or on Latin...
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