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Le grand saut!
J’ai toujours apprécié la diversité des affectations au MAECD. La possibilité de changer de responsabilités, de dossiers et parfois de pays de résidence régulièrement me plait et me motive. Mais mon plus récent changement de poste est probablement le plus important et…
The Saddest Country: On Assignment in Colombia / Far in the Waste Sudan: On Assignment in Africa
How Nicholas Coghlan became a member of Canada’s Foreign Service should be closely investigated. The selection process, the questions asked and those asking the questions should be identified so that the information can be used to ensure persons of similar striking qualities…
Behind Enemy Lines
Venturing into national territory not fully under the control of the government to which one is accredited as a diplomat is usually a matter to be undertaken with careful forethought, not to say hesitancy, but it can considerably enhance your value on…
La saga des otages
Le 10 avril 2002, Gilles Prégent, de l’Île Bizard, et Jay Ridell, de Vancouver, quittent le Canada pour la Bolivie. Ils n’arriveront jamais à destination. Ils passeront plutôt 102 jours dans la jungle colombienne.
Cocaine Train — Tracing my Bloodline Through Colombia
Anyone in the Canadian Foreign Service who has worked for any length of time in the Latin America Bureau or at one of our missions in the Americas region will tell you how frustrating it is when people who should know better…
On The Road
In the late 1980s, the Malaysian Automobile Association periodically staged road-rallies-cum-treasure-hunts. The goal of the exercise was to decipher cryptic clues en circuitous route from Kuala Lumpur to distant points (in this case, Penang) while participating in a scavenger hunt. An added…
