From the Trials of the Foreign Service to the Trails of the Rockies
It is now some 15 years since I left Foreign Affairs. The years in the Service were good years, even better than I realized at the time. Far too much time was spent on trivia, but that is not what I remember…
L’Empire désorienté
L’extrait de L’Empire désorienté de Catherine Bergman est reproduit avec l’aimable autorisation de Flammarion Québec (mars 2001, 24,95 $, 309 р.). De ces récits, il ressort un portrait inédit et fascinant de la société japonaise, une société en grand désarroi qui cherche…
Mehul (Mike) Shah (1964–2001)
Friends and colleagues of Mehul (Mike) Shah will be saddened to learn of his sudden passing on Friday, June 22, 2001. Mike joined the Political/Economic stream of the Department in 1993. He served with distinction in the Oceans, Environmental and Economic Law…
Fulgence Charpentier (1897–2001)
Le doyen d’âge des chefs de mission du Canada à la retraite n’est plus. L’ami Fulgence s’éteignait après une vie bien remplie à l’âge avancé de cent trois ans, sept mois et douze jours. Deux de ses fils, Georges et Pierre, de…
Being Lloyd Axworthy
Lloyd Axworthy was Canada’s Minister of Foreign Affairs from January 1996 to October 2000. One of the most important causes he championed over the years has been that of human security. It’s this agenda that Axworthy worked relentlessly to promote as the…
Letter to the Editor
Although all Foreign Service officers are familiar with the term “Summit” to describe meetings of Heads of State-Government, the origin of this usage may not be known.
From Here to the Sun
Hello, faithful readers. Who would have thunk it? Nortel at $120 after two splits, now costing less than that other great Canadian staple, a case of beer. Pity the poor portfolio managers in their struggle to counsel their clients on how to…
