The Ambassador (West novel)

The Ambassador
First edition
AuthorMorris West
LanguageEnglish
PublisherFontana Books
Publication date
1965
Publication placeAustralia
Preceded byThe Shoes of the Fisherman 
Followed byThe Tower of Babel 

The Ambassador is a novel by Australian author Morris West. It was first published in 1965. The novel is fictionalisation of the period leading up to and shortly after the Coup d'état against and assassination of South Vietnamese President Ngo Dinh Diem.