Fraser’s period in office came to an end when he lost an election to Bob Hawke in early 1983. This also brought to an end my spell in Paris as ambassador to UNESCO (a personal highlight of which had been a dinner I hosted at which a group of Parisian intellectuals led by Raymond Aron—ailing, but still with a hearty appetite for both conversation and food—met a group of New York intellectuals led by Irving who happened to be passing through on their way to a conference). I retired to Washington and spent a productive year at the Heritage Foundation, writing and helping to get the United States and Britain to leave UNESCO.