On April 17, 2001, at the Citadel in Quebec City, Cellucci presented his credentials as the 20th United States Ambassador to Canada to then Governor General Adrienne Clarkson. It would prove to be a historical period that came to define a colder realignment in Canada-US relations. Canada and the United States would find themselves in the months and years after 9/11 often confronting each other over efforts to combat terrorism, calls for increased military budgets and support for US missile defense systems, as well as continued rancor over the long simmering soft-wood lumber dispute. At the centre of all these controversies was Cellucci. ?In this extraordinary and broad-ranging book, Cellucci deals with all the issues that unite and divide Canadians and Americans in his outspoken and candid style that became his signature as ambassador.