Foreign Policy for Byzantines
Hoved is jo wear action s Yor a state which, to a great degree, very hostile world to the skill of its diplomats, we have precious little direct information about the East Roman (“Byzantine”‘) Empire’s foreign policy. What little we do have…
Canadians in the Congo (1887-1892)
Recently when in Brussels for a farewell dinner for Sir Leon Brittan, I spent a few minutes at the Terveren Museum, King Leopold Il’s salute to himself I for having created the notorious Congo Free State. Amidst the exhibits was a 1890…
Illustrating the Perils of AIDS
The Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade has initiated an educational Web site aimed principally at teachers and students at the secondary school level in Canada, though much of the content will also be of interest to a wider audience. Canadians…
Latvia in Transition: the Price of Freedom
Eleven years ago, on the 23rd of August 1989, over one million Estonians, Latvians and Lithuanians of all ages stood hand-in-hand to form a human chain stretching from Tallinn in the north, through Riga, to Vilnius in the south. The occasion for…
Heading for the Hinterland: Cross-Canada Study Tour 1999
“So, why did you join the Foreign Service?” “Well, I really wanted to travel and work overseas.” Sound familiar? Most of us never realized that our first tour of duty would be right here at home – a three-week “study tour” of…
Entrevue avec Mme Suzanne Laporte, sous-ministre adjoint responsable pour les ressources humaines
In November of last year, Foreign Affairs’ new Assistant Deputy Minister for Human Resources, Suzanne Laporte, presented to Executive Committee a road map for the implementation of a three-year human resources strategy. Since then, “Putting People First” has been launched. In this…
Lettre de l’APASE aux ministres — le 20 janvier 2000
Madame et Messieurs les Ministres,
PS Survey Data Show Significant Dissatisfaction
Many public service employees were left shaking their heads on November 10, 1999 when they saw the headline on the results of the public service employee survey: “Public servants love their jobs.” The comments of Peter Harder, Secretary of the Treasury Board,…
Keeping the Best and the Brightest?
When asked by the Foreign Service Journal recently whether he would recommend a Foreign Service career to young people today, former American Ambassador George Kennan replied “No,” except as “a prolongation of your education.” Kennan cited, among other factors, the slow pace…
Public Diplomacy // Diplomatie publique
The Canadian and locally-engaged staff at the Canadian High Commission in Nairobi, Kenya, won a Public Service Award for their highly professional response, under extremely stressful conditions, in the aftermath of the terrorist bombing of the US Embassy in Nairobi. High Commission…
