Cruel and Inhumane Treatment
A recent ruling of the United Nations Human Rights Commission has created a stir in Canada, comparable to recent Supreme Court decisions on capital punishment in the United States. The UN has ruled that the current procedures in External Affairs and International…
Ralph Collins
Ralph joined the Department of External Affairs in 1940. He retired in 1979. He began his Foreign Service in Chungking, China in 1943 and his last appointment abroad was as Canada’s first ambassador to the People’s Republic of China in Beijing, in…
Robert A. (Bob) Grauer
Members of the Department of External Affairs were deeply saddened by the unexpected news of the death on Saturday, 7 March 1992, of Bob Grauer, one of our finest officers.
Transfer of Social Affairs Stream to CEIC: View from Manila
Readers will recall the intensive 1990 Corporate Review exercise in which EAITC employees of all levels and streams were challenged to develop innovative approaches to promote the effective delivery of departmental programs within Canada and abroad. In transferring the Social Affairs Stream…
Letters // Correspondance
The following letter to the SSEA was copied to the Editor:
1992 Canadian Foreign Service Officer Award
Presentation of the 1992 Canadian Foreign Service Officer Award held in Ottawa on June 17, as well as one Special Commendation and three Citations, highlighted a number of themes.
A New Promotions System: The 6.0 Solution
In a move that has caught many observers off-guard, the Department of External Affairs and International Trade and the Canadian Ice Skating Federation have signed a Memorandum of Understanding exchanging their rating systems.
Souvenir de Patricia Harland (1950-1991)
Patricia Harland était une agent du Service Extérieur (Affaires Sociales) décédée accidentellement avec son époux, Bernd Wiedmann, au Kenya revenant d’une visite d’immigration en Ouganda en mai 1991. Le couple avait deux enfants Nicolas et Geneviève, qui ont depuis été adoptés par…
The Trade Commissioner Service: A Different Second Century
1994 will mark the centenary of the Trade Commissioner Service (TCS). Our contribution to the Canadian exporting community and to the Canadian economy is cause for celebration. It is also cause for reflection: do we serve the changing needs of Canadian business,…
From the President’s Desk // Le mot du président
I had intended to write a positive message in my first column as PAFSO President. Events of the past few days, however, make necessary a new approach. The decision arrived at in secret to move the Social Affairs stream to the Department…
