Includes bibliographical references.

ch. 1. Cameron Highlands, Malaya, March 1942-August 1945 -- ch. 2. University College, Leicester and King's College, University of London, October 1947-August 1952 -- ch. 3. Return to Singapore, September 1952-June 1967 -- ch. 4. High Commissioner to India, July 1967-August 1969 -- ch. 5. High Commissioner to Malaysia and return to academia, August 1969-August 1971 and 1972-June 1977 -- ch. 6. Ambassador to the Republic of the Philippines, June 1977-August 1980 -- ch. 7. Return to Malaysia, September 1980-April 1988 -- ch. 8. Retirement in Singapore, 1988-present.

"For the life of a diplomat is often a variation of routine boredom and exhilarating crises". Maurice Baker is an academic and one of Singapore's pioneer diplomats. Growing up in colonial–governed Malaya and Singapore, his profound love for great literature works inspired him to obtain an honors in English from King's college, London in 1948 despite the cruelties faced during and after the Second World War. Baker's humble beginnings and political consciousness earned him the friendship and respect of many diplomats during his missions to India in 1967, Malaysia in 1969, Philippines in 1977 and back to Malaysia in 1980 before retiring from his career as a diplomat in 1988. Between his diplomatic missions, Baker returned to Singapore in 1972 to head the Department of English at the University of Singapore for five years. This is Baker's story of how he came to be The Accidental Diplomat. With occasional poems and a sense of humor, he candidly recounts the colourful romances of his life to his enriching encounters of diplomatic relations. His portrayals of admiration for great leaders and men paint a vivid picture of the qualities that guided his beliefs, proving that he was by no means an "Accidental Diplomat" in the eyes of others.

Electronic reproduction. Singapore : World Scientific Publishing Co., 2015. System requirements: Adobe Acrobat Reader. Mode of access: World Wide Web.