Reading Between the Lines of Farewells – Formal and Informal
Readers of bout de papier need no introduction to John Wendell Holmes, who was long associated with the Department of External Affairs and whose official correspondence has graced the pages of Documents on Canadian External Relations as well as those of bout.…
Howard (Howie) Ross Wilson
As a former colleague and dear friend, this is being written with a heavy heart and deep sadness. Howie was born in Edmonton, Alta. He graduated with honours (B.A. Economics) in 1963 and joined the Trade Commissioner Service in 1964. His postings…
The 40th Reunion of the Foreign Service Class of ’72
How do you organize a Foreign Service reunion? A year beforehand, talk up the notion when you run into former colleagues. Hope that someone takes your idea and runs with it. When that doesn’t happen (surprise), start putting together a list of…
John Starnes: Portrait of a Very Canadian Diplomat
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Dar Es Salaam 1963
DAR ES SALAAM 1963 by Tom Torrance, General Store Publishing House, 2010, $19.95
Klaus Goldschlag
Editor’s Note: Klaus Goldschlag died on January 30th. Born in Berlin, he came to Canada in 1937 at the age of fifteen, adopted by Alan Coatsworth. He graduated from the University of Toronto and Princeton, studying oriental languages. He joined the Canadian…
Robert Elliott
Born at Vibank in southern Saskatchewan on August 4, 1928, Robert took his secondary schooling in Regina and his B.A. in political science and history at the University of Saskatchewan in 1949. Sponsored by two of his university teachers, he attended a…
David Reece
Born in Winnipeg on Saint Valentine’s Day, 1926, of a Welsh father and an English mother, David took his secondary schooling at Ravenscourt and began his university education in 1943 at the University of Manitoba. In May 1944 he joined the Canadian…
Panditji Pearson in Colombo: the View from Headquarters
The Conference of Commonwealth Foreign Ministers which took place in Colombo, Ceylon (now Sri Lanka) was the first such gathering to take place in Asia and it undoubtedly was a new and interesting experience for the members of the Canadian Delegation, which…
Derek Arnould
Derek was born in 1929 at Beuthen, Upper Silesia, then part of Germany, now of Poland. His father, Ivan Arnould, was a British diplomat and his mother, Irene de Grodska, was of Polish nobility. His parents separated early and Derek and his…
