Memo to the President elect : how we can restore America's reputation and leadership / Madeleine Albright with Bill Woodward.

Includes bibliographical references (pages [315]-328) and index.

Ch. 1. A mandate to lead -- Ch. 2. What kind of president? -- Ch. 3. Thy staff shall comfort thee -- Ch. 4. The art of persuasion -- Ch. 5. Fifty lady sharpshooters -- Ch. 6. Be sure you're right; then go ahead -- Ch. 7. The lion and the lion-tamers -- Ch. 8. New foundations -- Ch. 9. Hoops of iron -- Ch. 10. America's place in the Asian century -- Ch. 11. Pride and prejudice in Russia and South Asia -- Ch. 12. One Iraq is enough -- Ch. 13. Middle East : the power to choose -- Ch. 14. Isolating al Qaeda -- Ch. 15. Above the thundering abyss.

"The next president, whether Democrat or Republican, will face the daunting task of repairing America's core relationships and tarnished credibility after the damage caused during the past seven years. In Memo to the President Elect, former secretary of state Madeleine Albright offers ideas about how to confront the striking array of challenges that the next commander-in-chief will face and how to return America to its rightful role as a source of inspiration across the globe." "Albright's advice is candid - as conveyed in a confidential memo - and seasoned with humor and stories from her years in office. Drawing on her extensive experience as an advisor to two presidents and a key figure in four presidential transitions, she provides an insider's analysis of U.S. options in addressing the decisive issues of our era: terrorism, wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, rivalries in the Middle East, the potential for nuclear war, and headaches created by such troublesome leaders as Iran's Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Russia's Vladimir Putin, Venezuela's Hugo Chavez, and North Korea's Kim Jong-il."--BOOK JACKET.