A Pat, A Welcome and A Decision
They deserve a pat on the back. As quarterback, Margaret Huber assembled a team of talent and kept her eye firmly on the bottom line. Jon Fried may one day be Departmental Legal Advisor. His acerbic examination of witnesses was revealing and…
Implications of Stream Review
The following paper was submitted by the PAFSO Executive to management.
Penny Pinching External — Regulations Must Prevail
Readers of Bout de papier should not assume that with the passing of Agnes McCloskey, the autocrat of External’s early finances and administration (see Bout de papier December, 1983), the department ceased to be preoccupied each waking moment with saving every possible…
Don Jamieson
The eyes immediately appraise you upon entering the room. His manner is bluff but friendly and the still mellifluous deep voice readily vouches for his earlier and successful career as a broadcaster. His words flow smoothly and with a well-practised ease. The…
Professional Committee Report
The PAFSO Professional Committee’s Breakfast Seminars continued in full force through the winter season. Speakers included International Trade Minister James Kelleher, (see interview on page) Frank Petrie, Lord Carrington, Robert Ford, John Harker, Greg Newell, Stephen Lewis, Charles McMillan and Jeffrey Simpson.
The EX/FS Conversion
On October 26, 1984, members of PAFSO Executive met with External Affairs officials to discuss the arrangements made with Treasury Board regarding the EX/FS conversion exercise.
Training and Developement at External
The following is the first of a two-part article on Training and Development in the Department of External Affairs. This segment describes the training environment at present; the second will address the results of a consultant’s study that will recommend improvements in…
Journalist and Diplomat
The relationship between diplomat and journalist has always been marked by a certain ambivalence: while their method and manner of investigation can be quite different their pursuit for information and their subsequent dispatches can be quite similar. Last November the controversy was…
The Changing Role of the Diplomat
The Oxford Dictionnary defines diplomacy as “the management of international relations by negotiation: the method by which these relations are adjusted and managed by ambassadors and envoys.”
Eulogy for Charles Marshall
Charles Marshall died suddenly in Islamabad on January 13, 1985, while serving as Canadian Ambassador to Pakistan. We print the eulogy delivered by his old friend and colleague Bob Middleton.
