Ambassador International
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Ambassador International, a division of Emerald House Group, is a Christian publishing company founded in Belfast, Northern Ireland, in 1980 by Samuel Lowry.[1][2][3] In 1995, the United States office opened in Greenville, South Carolina.[4] Today, the UK office publishes an average of twenty-five titles per year and the US office publishes an average of sixty titles, including fiction.[5]
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| Parent company | Emerald House Group |
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| Founded | 1980 |
| Founder | Samuel Lowry |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Headquarters location | Belfast, Northern Ireland |
| Distribution | International |
| Key people | George Beverly Shea, C. Everett Koop, Hisashi Nikaidoh |
| Publication types | Books |
| Nonfiction topics | Christianity |
Ambassador International published the last authorized biography of gospel singer George Beverly Shea.[6] In 2013, Ambassador published Healing Hearts, with a foreword by former US Surgeon General C. Everett Koop. The book was written by pediatric heart surgeon Hisashi Nikaidoh,[7] known for the procedure that carries his name. Nikaidoh wrote the book about his experience of losing his son Hitoshi in a sudden accident in August 2003.
Other Ambassador International authors include Holly Durst, contestant of the reality show The Bachelor: Season 12 and winner of Bachelor Pad Season 2. Durst's children's book Chocolate Socks was published in March 2012.[8][9] William (Bill) Renje, author of A Chosen Bullet: A Broken Man's Triumph Through Faith and Sports,[10] won a gold medal in wheelchair rugby in the 1996 Summer Paralympics and the 2000 Summer Paralympics.[11] Husband and wife authors Elizabeth and Kevin Morrisey wrote the book God's Lineup: Testimonies of Major League Baseball Players [12][13], which features several players, including Landon Powell, Trot Nixon, Stephen Drew and Matt Diaz. Ambassador International published missionary David Sitton's book Reckless Abandon: A Gospel pioneer's exploits among the most difficult to reach peoples[14] in 2011, re-releasing the title with new content in 2013. Preacher and theologian John Piper endorsed the book.[15] The book is dedicated to David's niece, Makayla Sitton, who, along with three other family members, was killed on Thanksgiving night 2009.[16]