Old School, New Wave
Rhya comes dancing down the stairs from the apartment and says she is going out. We talk a little about this, a little about that. She is happy with her new job as puzzle editor at the Centre. She has a small…
Reading Between the Lines of Farewells – Formal and Informal
Readers of bout de papier need no introduction to John Wendell Holmes, who was long associated with the Department of External Affairs and whose official correspondence has graced the pages of Documents on Canadian External Relations as well as those of bout.…
Stepping Back from the Precipice
able from the author at [email protected]
In Conversation with Alex Bugailiskis
bout: Congratulations on “Unfinished Agenda”. David Bickford leaves no doubt that it is required reading for anyone dealing with Canada-Mexico relations, but if there were one key message you mean to convey, what would it be?
“Unfinished Agenda”: David Bickford on Mexico
296 pp, $29.95
Howard (Howie) Ross Wilson
As a former colleague and dear friend, this is being written with a heavy heart and deep sadness. Howie was born in Edmonton, Alta. He graduated with honours (B.A. Economics) in 1963 and joined the Trade Commissioner Service in 1964. His postings…
Les Prix de l’APASE 2012 – Reconnaissance de l’excellence // 2012 PAFSO Awards – Celebrating Excellence
On Thursday, June 7th, 260 colleagues and guests gathered to celebrate excellence in the Canadian Foreign Service at the 2012 PAFSO Dinner and Awards. Pipe Major of the Sons of Scotland, Bethany Bisaillion, piped in guests for another outstanding evening in the…
Le Conseil des relations internationales de Montréal
Au début des années 1980, le professeur Louis Sabourin, directeur du Groupe d’Étude, de Recherche et de Formation Internationales (GERFI) de l’École nationale d’administration publique de l’Université du Québec et ancien président du Centre de développement de l’OCDE, met sur pied un…
The 40th Reunion of the Foreign Service Class of ’72
How do you organize a Foreign Service reunion? A year beforehand, talk up the notion when you run into former colleagues. Hope that someone takes your idea and runs with it. When that doesn’t happen (surprise), start putting together a list of…
African Light and Shadow
Editor’s Note: Poetry is often deeply personal and it helps to know something of the poet before you explore a poet’s world. What bout learned: Evelyn Voigt managed programmes and projects with the Canadian International Development Agency in East Africa, the Horn,…
