Benchmark for Middle Power Diplomacy: The Australian Model
As Canada reviews its foreign policy, Peter MacArthur, who is on an exchange assignment in Australia, believes we can draw lessons from Australia
Re-engineering the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade
Re-engineering means starting with a blank piece of paper and designing your organization from scratch. How would DFAIT fare?
A Road in Sri Lanka
The ever-changing military geography of a stretch of road on the east-coast of Sri Lanka is symbolic of the changes in the country and the fortunes of a Canadian aid project.
Day One of the Revolution
Monday, November 20. Vaclav Havel announces the creation of the Civic Forum. Two hundred thousand people take to the streets. It is the end for the hard-line regime in Czechoslovakia.
Profession: Canadian Foreign Correspondent
Ben Tierney has one of those rare occupations in Canada — a foreign correspondent for Canadian newspapers. Before he retired to a cottage in Scotland, Neil Reeder and Michael Welsh caught up with him in Hong Kong and were able to turn…
Albert Frederick Hart
Bert served in the RCAF during World War II. He joined External Affairs in 1949 and served in Eastern European posts and Ottawa before being appointed High Commissioner to Ghana, with concurrent accreditation as Ambassador to Ivory Coast, Togo and Upper Volta…
Ralph Edwards Reynolds
Ralph served as a Flight Lieutenant in the RCAF from 1940-45. He joined External Affairs in 1950 and served in several European posts before being appointed Ambassador to Ethiopia and concurrently to Madagascar and Somalia in 1971 and in 1975 as Ambassador…
Remembering Arnold Cantwell Smith, C.H., O.C.
Today we celebrate the life of Arnold Smith, one of Canada’s most distinguished foreign service officers. Ambassador to Egypt in the aftermath of Suez, Ambassador to Moscow during the Cuban missile crisis, Secretary General of the Commonwealth during the tumultuous first decade…
The Charmer
The day began as usual in Accra, Ghana. I was seated in my office, going through my correspondence and reviewing my appointment schedule. Around 10: 00 a.m. I realized that I had to go into town to cash a cheque at Barclay’s…
La saga des certificats de naissance et de citoyenneté
Donner naissance à l’étranger, ou tout au moins dans les pays dont les conditions sanitaires sont adéquates, peut s’avérer une expérience riche en anecdotes.
