bout de papier, Volume 11, Issue No. 2, 1994
bout de papier, Volume 12, Issue No. 2, 1995
Paul Durand
Paul Durand joined the Canadian International Development Agency in 1975 after a career in private banking. Following a posting as First Secretary (Development) in Barbados (1976-78), he moved to the Privy Council Office before becoming Director of CIDA’s Tanzania Program (1983-87), He…
Model Forests and Model Volunteers, CUSO-VSO in Latin America
Chilean native, Canadian citizen and long-term Saskatchewan resident Rolando Ramirez was CUSO’s Regional Director for Latin America for over a decade. As Canada’s best known standard bearer for volunteering in the developing world, CUSO (now CUSO-VSO) has a proud tradition of tackling…
A Milestone in Canada’s Foreign Relations and an International First
NOTE DE LA REDACTION : L’aide au développement international (ADI) canadienne est cruciale pour la diplomatie canadienne et indispensable pour atteindre les objectifs de notre politique étrangère, mais on ne pourrait nous blâmer de penser autrement, compte tenu du peu de cas…
A Tribute to Guillaume
It was with shock and great sadness that I learned of the passing of Guillaume Siemienski in Haiti on January 12. Guillaume was a CIDA employee on leave, working for the UN Stabilization Mission in Haiti. He was Head of Messaging, responsible…
Yemen, the Sequel: What’s at Stake?
Hark Kroll’s piece on Yemen (bout de papier Volume 25, No. 1) brought back vivid memories of my own visits to that lovely but troubled country. My first posting was Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. There being two Yemens in the late 70s, the…
Pelabuhan Ratu
et slightly back from Sunset Beach S near Pelabuhan Ratu on the South
Christopher M. Brown
Christopher M. Brown passed away on January 5, 2008. An expert in African affairs, Chris worked for CUSO in Lusaka prior to joining CIDA in 1971, later serving in Dar-es-Salaam and Harare. He moved to DFAIT in 1993 and served in a…
Paul Dunbar 1944–2005
Paul Dunbar died suddenly on July 1, 2005, doing what he loved best – walking in the great outdoors. He was 61 at the time of his death and had been with the government since 1974, after first working in a family…
