From the President’s Desk // Le mot du président
Officially, we are the Professional Association of Foreign Service Officers. But in the recent past, I believe we may have been placing too much emphasis on our uncredited union title to the detriment of our professional interests.
Le carnet du rédacteur en chef
Le 20 janvier, M. Chrétien, sous-secrétaire d’État associé, a fait salle comble à l’amphithéâtre de l’immeuble Pearson, après avoir offert d’y rencontrer le personnel du Ministère. La rencontre tombait pile en cette période où les restrictions et les réductions de dépenses, jumelées…
The Curse
bout de papier, Vol. 6, No. 3 (1988), p. 40 Everyone’s looking olderexcept me.My eyes still flashwith brilliance;energy, excitement, both remain;passion as well.Blood that coursed and raged within my veinsstill flames as wildly —now and then.Children call me “Sir”nowshow respect.Hairline’s not recededall that much,and silver temples add distinction.Generous stomachevidence of frequent business lunchesadds importance“gravitas”.Image in […]
Off-Track in the Kenyan Highlands
One of the last things I had to do, before I ended my tour of duty in Kenya, was pay a final site visit to the Mobile Pastoral Training Unit (MPTU), a CIDA-sponsored development project located in central Kenya. The drive north…
Vignettes
In December, 1965 John Holmes spoke to the Toronto Board of Trade about Diplomacy — Canadian Style. Some 23 years have not aged these comments.
The One-Man Post: A Growing Phenomenon
In this era of stretched resources, one of the devices the Department has resorted to in order to improve program delivery in the most cost-effective manner – in this case delivery of the trade program — has been the creation of a…
Paradise Under Seige: Notes From a Trip to Uganda in 1976
The explosive bang ricocheted around the inside of the white Peugot station wagon. We hit the floor; the driver hit the gas pedal and the car raced down the disintegrating highway, ignoring potholes and sunbathing monkies alike. This was Idi Amin’s Uganda…
I’ve Seen the Enemy and the Enemy is US
Throughout history mankind has devised ways to better his lot. Better organization. Better technology. Better education. Unfortunately, we are almost equally good at injuring ourselves by doing things like stiffling technology, fighting wars and setting false priorities.
From the President’s Desk // Le mot du président
Democracy is alive and well at PAFSO. At the fall Annual General Meeting over fifty percent of the membership elected 11 new members to the Executive out of a slate of 20 candidates. I believe that we now have a very strong…
Incident in the New Year
It was the first working day of the New Year. For the Department of External Affairs it was just another ordinary death abroad. A young thin man who had been living in India for six months had died. Telexes were being sent…
