Of Treasures and Trophies
The process of regeneration and renewal is sometimes time-consuming and difficult. At other times it is as simple as receiving outside recognition and confirmation of value. Winning awards is fun and bout de papier has just won its sixth award (and the…
Exercise Your Rights
Members should now have received a copy of the new FS Collective Agreement. If not, you may obtain one from ABE (Employee Relations) which is responsible for its distribution. Please review the changes in the new contract to become familiar with the…
Consular Christening
As a new Foreign Service Officer, I looked forward to my first foreign assignment — a training mission to a tropical island nation. As a diplomat-in-training, my trip in late March was not intended for pleasure, a fact I could not long…
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…
1992 Photo Contest Winners
bout de papier received over 200 entrants for our first-ever Photo Contest which was sponsored by Tradex Management Inc. There were three Winners, three Honourable Mentions, and three Judges.
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…
The Domino Effect
The “Word” percolates to the masses in mysterious ways.
Stanley Vincent Allen
After joining the Trade Commissioner Service in 1932, he served in a wide range of posts; Hamburg, London, Washington (twice), Cape Town, Johannesburg, New York, Sydney, Detroit, and Wellington, and was also Consul General in Chicago. After 41 years of service, he…
Whither the Canadian Foreign Service?
The Canadian Foreign Service will not survive as an effective instrument of national interest if current trends persist. After a glance at the past and a shudder for the present, possible solutions for the future are suggested.
Home Sweet Home
“Memsahib!” “Señora!” “Fraülein!” “Madame!” “Lady!” “‘ey, Meester!”
