Just a Diplomat
At a reception in Buckingham Palace the Duke of Edinburgh asked the Turkish Ambassador if he had ever been anything other than a diplomat. “No, Your Royal Highness”, replied Zeki Kuneralp, “I’ve done nothing else, I’ve just been a diplomat”. Hence the…
Cruelty and Silence: War, Tyranny, Uprising, and the Arab World
I have read this book three times; twice in the course of preparing this review and once, earlier, when the author was awarded the Gelber prize. Mr. Makiya addresses questions that were troubling for those of us that worked in the Arab…
Reluctant Exiles? Migration from Hong Kong and the New Overseas Chinese
Are they reluctant exiles or bold pioneers? That’s the question writer and editor Ronald Skeldon asks about the record numbers of Hong Kong residents seeking foreign residence and citizenship. In his recently published book Reluctant Exiles, this Hong Kong academic and migration…
A Short Walk in the Cordillera Huayhuash
Two hundred and fifty kilometres north of Lima, the Cordillera Huayhuash (pronounced Way-Wash) is a remote corner of the Andes that contains some of the most spectacular peaks on the continent. Long a mecca for European climbers in the Southern winter (when…
Vignettes from the Global Village // Légendes du village global
During the operation to admit Ugandan Asians to Canada all applications were submitted by hand — no-one trusted the mail and time was tight. Each form was number stamped and a chit bearing the number was given to the applicant with an…
Cleeve Francis Wilfrid (Bill) Hooper
Born in Toronto, Bill attended Victoria College at the University of Toronto (B.A.), Harvard University (A.M.), St. Catherine’s College, Oxford (B. Litt.) and was a fellow of Nuffield College. He served with the RCNVR 1944-45, joining the Department of External Affairs in…
Sidney A. Freifeld
Sidney Freifeld, who died in Ottawa on June 23, 1995 in his 85th year, enjoyed a long, varied and productive life. Educated at the University of Toronto and the London School of Economics, he went in the 1930s to Italy where he…
Charles Ritchie 1906-1995
In that fabled golden era of post-war diplomacy when, through chance and sheer dint of intellect, Canadians really did make a difference in creating the institutions that have held the peace for half a century, the foremost man of letters and chronicler…
Animal Crackers
The seaplane banked sharply, set down on the lake and taxied to the wharf in front of Liebnitz’s summer cabin. The door on the starboard side opened and Chief MacBannoch, face buried in a file-folder, stepped out into the twilight onto what…
Immigration from the Top, the Inside and Abroad: Views from a Newcomer and a Veteran
Interviews with Peter Harder, Deputy Minister and Raphael Girard, ADM, International Service
