Take a Letter, Sir Joseph . . .
Bout de papier offers $50 in cash or a book token redeemable at Shirley Leishman Book Store to the first correctly answered puzzle opened on August 31, 1984. All members, affiliates and their families are eligible to enter this competition. So hurry…
“Some Are More Exceptional Than Others”
It is somewhat perturbing to read of the manner in which concerns of the Foreign Service Group, in relation to Commerce Officers, have been expressed in your article.
Canada’s Relations with the Pacific
I wish to note the omission from articles focussing on the development of Canada’s relations with the Pacific of any mention of the Canadian presence in eastern Siberia in the period of 1918-19. In automatic response to a British request, a 4000-man…
It Takes Two To Tonga
Bout de papier is pleased to offer $50 to George Cowley of ETE for solving the Pacific Puzzle of our March edition
Je me souviens
L’année 1971 a produit une récolte d’une cinquantaine de jeunes diplomates canadiens d’un cru plutôt exceptionnel, si vous me le permettez, mûri dans le riche ferment des années soixante, vivifié par les tourmentes de 1968 — les barricades à Paris, les universités…
Tales From Harvard
Last year, when first I applied for educational leave to attend the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard, my objective was to learn management techniques for government agencies. Looking at External and other agencies I was familiar with in Ottawa, I thought…
Mot du directeur exécutif
A compter du 16 mars 1982 et suite à l’application de la clause 8.03 (augmentation salariale négociée), l’employé de niveau FS-1, 2 ou 3 reçoit une augmentation de:
The Law and External Affairs
The “new” External Affairs has its basis in the Department of External Affairs Act promulgated on November 17, 1983.
Buying a Home in 1984?
Home buying fever is sweeping the Nation’s Capital! If, like thousands of Canadians, you’ve promised yourself to stop renting and buy that home you’ve always dreamed about, chances are you’ve caught the home buying bug. It’s a safe bet that you’ll be…
Historical Profile: FSO’s of External 1909-79
The higher level of departures in the 1960s and 1970s is mainly attributable to retirement of many of those who joined earlier. The statistics, however, reflect a definite trend to a higher degree of mobility beginning in the decade of the ’60’s…
