The International Affairs Curriculum:

nan article in this magazine in 2005,
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We are all delighted that our two colleagues, Louis Guay and Robert Fowler, have been released by their kidnappers and have now returned home to Canada to be with their families, friends and colleagues. Their kidnapping last year, while on a UN…
How distinctly I remember…

every yuk lie
In Celebration of Excellence // Dans une célébration de l’excellence

On Thursday, June 12, 2008, colleagues and guests gathered to celebrate excellence in the Canadian Foreign Service at the PAFSO Dinner and Awards presentations held in the Panorama Room of the National Arts Centre in Ottawa. The Pipe Major of the Sons…
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any in the Foreign Service will have encountered dilemmas similar to one I recently faced. A great intern was working with me, and then she wrote the Foreign Service Exam and was invited to an interview. She asked whether or not I…
Leonard Mader 1948–2005

Len Mader’s sudden death on March 5, 2005 at the age of 57 was a tragedy for his family and a shocking loss for his many friends in Canada and around the world. It was especially poignant because Len had recently retired…
2005 PAFSO Awards

n June 9, 2005, 290 colleagues and guests gathered to celebrate excellence in the Canadian
An Open Letter to PAFSO

Dear colleagues:
Whither the Foreign Service

Cohen soutient avec raison qu’un virage aussi fondamental mérite au moins un débat public, car les réponses pourraient fort bien influer sur la manière et la mesure dans laquelle le Canada poursuivra ses objectifs en matière de politique étrangère.
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Two of the major features in this issue are particularly relevant to the day-to-day life of foreign service officers, and are well-deserving of close scrutiny.
