Fenêtre sur la relève
I joined GAC in February 2016 through the Foreign Service external recruitment process. This marks an exciting new chapter in my career, but also a homecoming. Originally from Vancouver, I was recruited into the Public Service through the Management Trainee Program in…
President’s Message // Mot du président
Canadians are good at community and the Canadian Foreign Service is no exception. With a shared purpose and a lifelong commitment to the profession, Foreign Service Officers exemplify community. We support each other in times of hardship and we compromise and make…
Saisir les opportunités
Most of us will remember our first day in the Pearson building, filled with hope and enthusiasm, ready to take on any opportunity to travel the world and contribute to shaping Canada’s foreign, trade, consular and immigration policies.
A. Douglas Small
My father grew up during the Depression in small town Ontario. It was the opportunity to go to university that changed his life forever. The great teachers he met at the University of Toronto in the early 1940s profoundly expanded his intellectual…
Robert Morrice Middleton
Although Robert (Bob) was born in Truro, Nova Scotia, he grew up on Midmar Ranch at the foot of Middleton Mountain in British Columbia. There he learned to raise cattle and developed a lifelong love of horses. But his future career choice…
James C. Langley
Jim Langley’s long life and outstanding career were honoured at a memorial reception in Ottawa on January 9, 2016. Jim was born into the Foreign Service. His father, James A. Langley, was a Trade Commissioner. Jim spent his boyhood in Japan, where…
Worth Their Wait
When word came down that Daniel Jean wanted to meet urgently, none of us were quite sure what to expect. About a year and a half had passed since Jean, then Canada’s Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, had made a very public…
Communication is the Key
Panday et Claudio Ramirez qui ont tous contribué à leur façon à ce numéro. Je note aussi la publication récente de deux ouvrages par des membres de notre comité éditorial, soit « Whose Man in Havana? » de John Graham et «…
Questions de principes et d’engagement
Not all messages published on the Department’s intranet receive the same level of attention or create enthusiasm among employees. However, the publication of « Some Principles » in October 2015 by now-Deputy Minister Peter Boehm inspired many colleagues in the Department, and…
Mehboob « Mebs » Tajdin Velji
“Mebs” with daughter Jai spouse Zoreen Nuraney
