The Minister Dines with Death
The call came just in time. We were playing strip Parcheesi with Regis Philbin, Madonna and Attila the Hun. They still had all their clothes, but Effie and I were down to our unmentionables (and in one case our untouchables). I had…
Rollercoaster
Readers of bout de papier need no introduction to James Bartleman, currently the Lieutenant-Governor of Ontario and formerly a member of the Canadian foreign service, as well as an advisor for four years to Prime Minister Jean Chrétien on Canada’s international relations.…
Confronting Evil:
Broadcast by the Honourable Major General Georges P. Vanier, Canadian Ambassador to France, over the Trans-Canada Network of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation May 1st, 1945, rebroadcast May 2nd, 1945
Coming of Age in Arabia
A must-read for all foreign service officers whose first overseas assignment at a tender age included consular and political work. Tom Henighan, Professor Emeritus of English at Carleton University, begins his story “Who at age twenty-two, in good health and full of…
Tests of Global Governance: Canadian Diplomacy and United Nations World Conferences
Andrew Cooper’s welcome book fills a gap in Canadian foreign policy literature, Tinking UN thematic conferences to global governance and “new diplomacy” involving non-state actors. While noting the detachment generally shown for UN summits by Prime Minister Chrétien, in contrast to Prime…
Spy, A Handbook
Notwithstanding the name of this book, Spy contains insights which may be of interest to those practicing the ancient art of diplomacy. Diplomacy is increasingly about information. Information is power – or, at least, it often provides a strategic advantage. Similarly, when…
RHOMA Awards
Chaque année, lors de la cérémonie de remise, l’ACMAR décerne un prix pour le « meilleur article » dans bout de papier par un agent FS ou son conjoint ou sa conjointe. Le lauréat ou la lauréate reçoit un exemplaire encadré de…
Lies, Damn Lies and Org Charts
The following is an illustration of how what looks good on paper at the Centre may not necessarily reflect the realities on the ground. Any resemblance to institutions living or moribund is purely coincidental.
Bangkok and Beyond
Life is an ever-changing journey, and in spite of recent events in our troubled world we must continue on our way. We have to keep moving, experiencing new cultures, learning and broadening our horizons. This is what keeps us alive.
Benjamin Rogers 1911–2004
The following text was read by Mr. Menzies at the Memorial service for Benjamin Rogers at St. Andrew’s Church, Ottawa, on January 3, 2005.
