Absence of Justice: Promotions, Appeals and the Merit Principle
As part of the Corporate Review process, a consultant was hired by the Department to study its organizational structure and management process. These he described as one of the worst in either the public or private sectors. The consultant focussed, inter alia,…
Letters // Correspondance
I live in an elegant apartment for which I pay more or less the same as for my place back home. It is located in a country full with wonderful, hospitable people, surrounded with physical beauty and fascinating antiquities. I am a…
Crises
One day before the expiry of the United Nations ultimatum to Iraq, I attended a brief early evening ceremony on the 9th floor of the Pearson Building. Its purpose was to honour departmental employees who had served in our Embassy in Kuwait…
Winning Article for RHOMA Award
In the last issue, we indicated that the Retired Heads of Mission Association (RHOMA) would award $500 for the best article written by a PAFSO member in the last volume of bout de papier.
Editor’s Notebook // Carnet du rédacteur
In this issue, bout de papier enters a new phase with a new editor and a new year. Similarly, the world of the foreign service and the practice of international diplomacy are changing dramatically. bout will focus ever more closely on these…
