Woolfley, H. L. Dufour
H. L. Dufour Woolfley, a retired officer of the United States Foreign Service, has held varied diplomatic and consular assignments centered on U.S. ties with Europe, including as political adviser to the commander of NATO’s southern flank. Prior to joining the Department of State he practiced law in his native Louisiana and served for three years in the United States Army. He is a graduate of Louisiana State University Law School (JD) and also studied at Robert College in Istanbul and the American University of Beirut. He is the author of Susquehanna Squire, The Story of William Lloyd (2005).
The 51st volume in the ADST-DACOR Diplomats and Diplomacy Series, this book tells the story of the unusual man sent to perform a vexing, but largely forgotten diplomatic mission at the height of the War of 1812. As war with Britain intensified in the summer of 1813, President James Madison...