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On his way to a meeting with the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE), United States Ambassador to the Georgia Republic, Roger Ganley walked into the Lutfi Kadir Convention Center in Istanbul, Turkey. He was followed by his assistant, Jeremy Spak, who was talking on a cell phone while trying to keep up with the fast moving statesman. The short and stocky Ganley’s hair was snow white now in contrast to his usually tanned skin. He took a lot of ribbing from his fellow statesmen who always kidded that he was having too good of a time under the Georgian sun.
“Sir, Mr. Evans is on the line,” Spak said, “He said that the CIA’s in route to the Embassy, something about some hazardous substance, do you want to talk to him?”
“Tell him that I’m sure he could handle whatever it is,” Ganley said, “We have to hurry or we’re going to be late for cocktails.”
Ganley was enjoying the good life. His family emigrated from Georgia to the United States in 1970. Alexander Ganelia was a high level politician in Tbilisi, Georgia who wanted more for his family than the corrupt, black market laden society that Soviet Georgia could offer. He was able to call in enough favors to move his family to America where he worked like a dog to put his children through college and the future Ambassador through law school. Roger Ganley went on to take advantage of the break that his father gave him as he spent the next twenty-five years as a successful litigation attorney. His ultimate goal in life was realized when his father saw him appointed as Ambassador to the Georgia Republic. Returning to his native country was a very satisfying experience that both he and his father enjoyed immensely. It took him a few years, but Ganley’s father eventually got over his initial disappointment when his son changed his name from Ganelia to Ganley when he got out of law school.
Ganley was very proud of the fact that his father had predicted that Georgia would one day become a free and democratic country. The elder Ganelia knew every inch of the capital city and would spend hours telling his sons about the architecture and the old history of his proud homeland.
Knowing that he will probably be replaced after the next election, Roger Ganley was just biding his time as he finished up his term as ambassador. Deep down, he was growing tired of the incessant haggling among his fellow statesmen. And after putting his own four kids through prestigious University’s in the United States, his savings had dwindled and he looked forward to going back into the private sector to earn some additional funds for retirement.
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