The Wealthy Diplomat: A Simple Approach to Material Wealth
This may sound like a contradiction in terms, given the abysmal salary levels of members of the Foreign Service (particularly at the FS-1 levels) vis-à-vis other professional groups in the Public Service. Nevertheless, it is possible to become financially comfortable on a…
Celebrating Diplomats Day
The following is an unclassified report dated June 8, 1990, received from “our” illustrious diplomat in Brasilia.
Warm Beer, Lousy Food
Having assumed the President’s Desk as this issue was going to print, I thought I would share with you an excerpt from a long and thoughtful letter PAFSO recently received from one of our members.
Editor’s Notebook // Carnet du rédacteur
L’APASE a connu un énorme roulement du personnel, cet automne — elle a notamment perdu son président et la directrice générale de son Comité exécutif, sans compter le rédacteur et le smembres du Comité de rédaction de bout de papier.
A Despairing Cry From the Permanent Middle
bout de papier, Vol. 7, No. 4 (1990), p. 37 by Faux Nash I would have preferred to have given this poema portentous title out of some learned tomelike “An Analytical Appraise”or “A Mandarin’s Malaise”Oh. You thought I was writing about my girth,My “Permanent Middle” being a keen source of mirth.But no. I write on […]
Tales from Chile: Dip Bags, Hot Stuff and Jesus Poblete
Three years in Chile during the most volatile era of the “protestas” of the mid-1980s produced a wealth of memorable experiences … of demonstrations, strikes, funerals and a major earthquake, larger, but thankfully less lethal than the ones which were to hit…
A $50 Million Foreign Service Idea
Dennis Baker, Ron Berlet and Ray Guy, three long time members of Canada’s Foreign Service, have at least one thing in common. All have been Presidents of Tradex Investment Fund Ltd., a mutual fund originally created exclusively for Foreign Service Officers, but…
Letters // Correspondance
I am the pleased recipient of copies of your magazine. I particularly enjoyed Vol. 7, No. 2, notably the article by Ivan Head about Basil Robinson’s excellent book. Basil had an advantage over American FSO’s; we were not allowed to keep diaries.
Life After Corporate Review
The PASO Executive and membership in Ottawa were actively involved in discussing Corporate Review both amongst ourselves, and with Management. As a result, the opinions of members were sought and passed to Management. In addition, PAFSO has formed a Working Group to…
Editor’s Notebook // Carnet du rédacteur
Une fois de plus et, pour la deuxième année consécutive, bout de papier a gagné le « New York Art Director’s Award for Creativity ». Le numéro gagnant était le volume 7 n° 3 avec les deux brésiliens sur la couverture. Ce…
