Un monde disparu… ou presque
« Monsieur l’Ambassadeur. Les manifestations, c’est nous qui les organisons et tout opposant est un homme mort ».
Because Life Happens
Life is what happens to you while you’re busy making other plans, wrote John Lennon about his young son.
The Vote from Here to Timbuktu
It’s likely that I learned parliamentary elections would be held in Mali the same way most Malians did, through a text message inviting me to find out what my polling station was. The first message came a week or two before the…
A Walk in the Burmese Sun
Note de la rédaction: C’est en lisant le livre de John Graham, Who’s Man in Havana, dans lequel il raconte, entre autre, sa participation à des missions d’observation électorales que l’équipe de bout de papier a eu l’idée de demander à nos…
Fenêtre sur la relève
I joined GAC in February 2016 through the Foreign Service external recruitment process. This marks an exciting new chapter in my career, but also a homecoming. Originally from Vancouver, I was recruited into the Public Service through the Management Trainee Program in…
President’s Message // Mot du président
Canadians are good at community and the Canadian Foreign Service is no exception. With a shared purpose and a lifelong commitment to the profession, Foreign Service Officers exemplify community. We support each other in times of hardship and we compromise and make…
Saisir les opportunités
Most of us will remember our first day in the Pearson building, filled with hope and enthusiasm, ready to take on any opportunity to travel the world and contribute to shaping Canada’s foreign, trade, consular and immigration policies.
