bout de papier, Volume 4, Issue No. 1, 1985
Charles Ritchie — No Wonder We Thought Him Special
In another era, when, possibly, Foreign Service Officers remained starry-eyed and grateful for the opportunity to “serve” rather longer than they are said to do these days, our commitment was in no small measure due to the heady wine of being linked,…
Charles Ritchie — Diplomat, Diarist and Friend
The editorial board and readers of bout de papier are delighted that McClelland and Stewart Ltd., The Canadian Publishers, have reprinted the published diaries of our late colleague, Charles Ritchie, as well as his reminiscences (My Grandfather’s House) in an attractive new…
Editorial // Éditorial
There’s a line from an old Billy Joel song to the effect that life is a series of hellos and goodbyes. This is particularly true of the foreign service, and once again, it’s time for both at bout de papier. Bernie Etzinger…
The Ambassadorial Automobile
I suppose I have been an unrepentant “car buff” for just about as long as I can remember and John Hadwen’s article on The Head of Mission’s Most Valued Friend immediately prompted some treasured memories, not of Ambassadorial drivers, but rather of…
Letters // Correspondance
Émile Martel
Charles Ritchie 1906-1995
In that fabled golden era of post-war diplomacy when, through chance and sheer dint of intellect, Canadians really did make a difference in creating the institutions that have held the peace for half a century, the foremost man of letters and chronicler…
Editor’s Notebook // Carnet du rédacteur
We will remember you always, Charles and Sidney.
Apartment Hunting in Paris — A Liberal Education — Part II
During his long and truly distinguished career in External Affairs, Charles Ritchie held such top posts abroad as Ambassador to the United States, High Commissioner in London, Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Ambassador to the Federal Republic of Germany, Permanent Representative…
Apartment Hunting in Paris — A Liberal Education
The editors of bout have scored a fine coup in securing for publication this personal letter written in February 1947 from Paris by Charles Ritchie to the then Under-Secretary Mike Pearson, relating his incredibly humorous vicissitudes in finding lodging in the early…
