Not Your Ordinary Tomato!
One of the great things about Canada is its bilingual character. That’s not only because having a second language is another window on the world, but it also allows for fairly odd and funny moments — almost always inadvertent — that we…
Concours de photo de l’APASE 2014 // 2014 PAFSO Photo Contest
Cette année, l’APASE a innové en créant deux catégories distinctes dans lesquelles ses membres ainsi que leurs conjoints et personnes à charge, pouvaient participer. En plus de sa catégorie traditionnelle intitulée « Un regard canadien sur le monde », laquelle met en…
Surfing and Diplomacy
by Paul Gibbard Surfing and diplomacy. What on earth (or water) could be the connection? In September 2013, after three years of living and working in Venezuela, decided to take six months of self-funded leave in Barbados. My wife, also a Foreign…
Oser! Histoires d’entrepreneurs au sein du service extérieur
Etre diplomate et entrepreneur à la fois, est-ce possible? Le service extérieur est-il une bonne école pour developper son leadership et son esprit d’entreprenariat? bout est allé a la rencontre de trois jeunes entrepreneurs issus du MAECD qui ont récemment osé se…
The Future of a Misunderstood Profession // L’avenir d’une profession incomprise
Senior American diplomat James Burns recently remarked that diplomacy, while not quite the oldest profession, “remains one of the most misunderstood.” We well know that it is not only in Washington where there is a periodic questioning of the relevancy of foreign…
“Keep your eyes on the prize”
In his Mot du Président in this issue, PAFSO President Tim Hodges writes about the state of talks with the government on “amalgamation” and the Foreign Service. He indicates that the future looks problematic, both in colloquial sense and the more standard…
Annemarie Desloges
Note de la rédaction : Le 21 septembre a marqué l’anniversaire du décès de notre collègue de l’immigration, Annemarie Desloges, victime d’une attaque terroriste à Nairobi. Agée d’a peine 29 ans, professionnelle d’avenir et personne très appréciée, elle est la deuxième diplomate…
Randolph Gherson
Randolph Gherson was born in Cairo and educated at the London School of Economics. In 1958 he came to Ottawa with Joan, his Winnipeg born wife, following his work as an economist at the International Wheat Council. A spell with the IWC…
Kathryn McCallion
“The doctor told me”, Kathryn said, “that 60 per cent of the women who get my kind of cancer come through fine; the other 40 per cent succumb — the dice rolled me into the latter crowd.” In early June we lost…
Les Prix de l’APASE 2014 – 25e anniversaire // 2014 PAFSO Awards – 25th anniversary
event photography by Gordon King
