Management Consular Officers Around the World
There are about 344 Management Consular Officers (MCOs) in Canada who officially joined the Foreign Service ranks in 2015, and we each have a different path that brought us to the stream. We’ve all learned different lessons about what makes this career…
Remembering Allan J. MacEachen
ALLAN J. MACEACHEN – THE CONSUMMATE PARLIAMENTARIAN — was a great Canadian.
Concours de photo de l’APASE 2017
Le thème du concours 2017, « une journée dans la vie », avait pour objet de donner aux membres de l’APASE une occasion de démontrer leurs compétences photographiques en captant leur expérience unique de la vie des agents du service extérieur dans des photos prises partout dans le monde.
The Soviet Spy at External Affairs
The Australian Security Intelligence Organisation, the country’s primary counterintelligence agency, recently announced that foreign intelligence collection and espionage threats against Australia are greater now than at any time during the Cold War. Today’s espionage landscape is in many ways more complex, featuring…
Arctic Science, Diplomacy and Indigenous Knowledge
DURING MY FIRST VISIT TO CAMBRIDGE BAY in February 2015, I was immediately struck by the discomfort of -53° Celsius and the intensity of the wind when there are no trees to shield you. I was also intrigued by some uniquely Northern…
Treaty Diplomacy
FROM ITS EARLIEST CONCEPTION, CANADA has relied on international treaties and treaty diplomacy to determine its borders, ensure peace and security and to protect its economic well-being.
C’était le bon vieux temps … ou presque!
Lorsque je quittai Le Caire pour la dernière fois c’était tôt, un matin d’août 2010. Le cœur gros. Le chauffeur de l’ambassade surnommé « le petit Mohamed » m’avait étreint longuement puis m’avait laissé à mon périple. Je le connaissais depuis ses…
Ripples in the Pond
Well, you seem to have turned out pretty normal. That’s good.
PAFSO and the Foreign Service Officer of the Future
THIS PAST APRIL, PAFSO HELD its first professional conference, entitled The Foreign Service Officer of the Future. The full day of discussions attracted an enthusiastic audience of close to 150, including PAFSO members and alumni, colleagues and friends from other unions, government…
Imaginer un service heureux
LE PRÉSIDENT DE L’UNIVERSITÉ DE TORONTO, Méric Gertler, exposait récemment sa vision des compétences clés pour le monde du travail. La communication efficace, le travail d’équipe, la créativité et l’éthique figuraient en tête de lice, avant les habiletés techniques issues des disciplines…
