When Nicolas M. Salgo was appointed the US ambassador to Hungary in 1983, it was a strange homecoming. More than half a century earlier, Salgo had been a young boy in Budapest dreaming of a better life. The decades in between his childhood and his return were full of romance, adventure, business, politics, and the changes of the world. In this new memoir, as told to Matthew J. Burns III, Salgo chronicles his journey through the twentieth century and the lessons he learned about the nature of success.
For Salgo, it began on August 17, 1914. He was born in Budapest, Austria-Hungary,...
When Nicolas M. Salgo was appointed the US ambassador to Hungary in 1983, it was a strange homecoming. More than half a century earlier, Salgo had ...
