Dear Members and Colleagues:

With deep respect and admiration, The Offshore Institute announces that a wonderful man, Walter H. Diamond, and our dear friend, has passed and the international community has lost one of its most enthusiastic spokespersons and leaders. In his memoir, Walter, a world-renowned tax authority, author, and economist, shared with us his life lessons and insightful observations on great men he has met and known.

No one can tell the glorious story of Walter's life better than he did in his memoir, Walter H. Diamond tells how his prestigious career evolved and how he came to recognize and cultivate personal and intellectual traits that were crucial to achievement, such as perseverance, memory, and affinity for foreigners.

Walter's work as a bank examiner for the U.S. Treasury led to new challenges in World War II. As an officer in the U.S. Navy he was involved in six military operations in both the Pacific and Europe, including D-day. He was asked to engineer the safe return of 1,800 survivors of a sunken flotilla. As trade and investment adviser at the U.N., he helped more than 100 world leaders-from kings to presidents, prime ministers to finance ministers-draft plans for fighting poverty. In his book, Walter tells what he feels separates the great from the weak, which leaders have impressed him most, and why. Finally, he offered a revelatory assessment on terrorism, and a feasible route to world peace through trade.

Here are some of the reviews on his memoir, which should be required reading for anyone considering a career in the international offshore world.

Reviews
"You've written an important and historic memoir."
-Al Knapp, Columnist, Overseas Press Club of America Bulletin

"Recommended Reading: A world-renowned tax authority, author, and economist shares lessons in life and observations on great men he has met and known."
-Duke Law Firm News

"The Syracuse University Press has just published Walter's memoir, revealing important information on the international tax and investment scene gathered from his interviews and meetings with some 100 world leaders over the past 60 years."
-International Fiscal Association-USA Branch

"Your style is delightful and your lives very interesting. I must agree that this was a work that needed to be done. You have far too much information to allow it to be lost."
-RimmerIndexing Service

"First let me say how much I enjoyed editing the work. I found the writing very engaging and laugh-out-load funny at times. What a rich and varied life you've both had!"
-Oregon Editor

"Your life experiences embody many of the traits we try to install in our youth. You are a wonderful example to all."
-Louisa R. Lopez, Librarian

Walter will be missed by many, but his legacy is well established as a path for us, devoted to the international mission, to follow into the future that he assessed so well.

Respectfully,

E. Jerry James, on behalf of The Offshore Institute

Author
Walter H. Diamond was a respected international tax authority and economist. He was coauthor, with his wife, Dorothy, of 81 tax and trade books and more than 100 investment booklets. He wrote over 500 speeches covering the international scene.