Max Yalden

Max Yalden

Max Yalden, who died in Ottawa on February 9, 2015, entered the public service as a foreign service officer in 1956. After serving in Moscow, Geneva and Paris, he transferred to the Secretary of State’s Department as Assistant Under-Secretary in 1969. Subsequently…

Transforming Rights: Reflections from the Front Lines

Transforming Rights: Reflections from the Front Lines

Former Foreign Service Officer Maxwell Yalden has written a book faithful to his own persona: informed, thoughtful, eloquent, and straight talking. Anyone concerned about bilingualism, human rights and Canada’s future should appreciate it. The book opens with a mini-memoir of an impeccably…

Réminiscences et souvenirs de Yvon Beaulne

Réminiscences et souvenirs de Yvon Beaulne

L’ex-ambassadeur Yvon Beaulne, a évoqué pour bout de papier certains souvenirs de ses interventions en faveur du français à l’ONU. Résumé d’une entrevue par Arthur Blanchette.