David Anido
Editor’s Note: David Anido’s passing saddened many in the foreign service for reasons that are made obvious in the heartfelt tribute to him below provided by his family. That is especially true for those of us at bout, past and present. David…
Jim Nutt
A strong sense of a happy past and affectionate regard for his friends were among the most characteristic qualities of Jim Nutt.
Dick Gorham
On June 18, 2011, Dick Gorham died and Canada lost a dedicated public servant and a passionate citizen. Tributes and memorials flowed in from kings, governors, premiers, businessmen, journalists, colleagues and friends. The canvas of Dick’s life and achievements was vast but…
Tell Tayinat’s Great Lion
The University of To (TAP) unearthed a m Kunulua, capital of tl east Turkey. Associat position, was a magn approximately 1.3 m in height and 1.6 m in length. The lion is poised in a seated position, with ears back, claws extended…
Canadian Archaeology in Turkey
bout: Despite Hollywood films and the field’s somewhat romantic history, there are not that many professional archaeologists around. What prompted you to enter the profession?
The Trojan War: A Diplomatic History?
Editor’s Note: Long-time contributor to bout, Roger Lucy, is fasci on the epic siege of Troy, an Aegean neighbour of the almost forgoi the University of Toronto has been excavating in Antakya, Turkey « also Bronze Age. Lucy informs us that, seen…
Le concours de photos 2011 — Canada in the World
PAFSO’s “Canada in the World” Contest set a new record with over 200 photos submitted. bout was proud to publish the winning photos of the 2010 Contest and Even more so this year. La photo primée de cette année a été prise…
Beginning and Ending: A Canadian Ambassador in Moscow
There is a wonderful image of exhaustion and elation in Chariots of Fire when Eric Liddell wins the 400 metres at the Olympic Games in Paris in 1924. The cinematic treatment of that event stresses his unlikely victory (in a race longer…
Mettons la diplomatie en valeur
In assuming the presidency of PAFSO I wish to thank my predecessor Pam Isfeld for her leadership and commitment to the interests of Canada’s foreign service. I know that I arrive at a critical juncture. The results of the government’s Strategic and…
Les « joies » du transport aérien…
Mes parents étaient en affectation à Rome lorsque je me suis transformé en petite peste (ou, si vous préférez : préado). J’étais élève erratique au Lycée Chateaubriand, mais scout énergique dans la première troupe Saint-Louis-de-France, fier de mon foulard bleu et blanc.…
