Charles Ritchie — No Wonder We Thought Him Special
In another era, when, possibly, Foreign Service Officers remained starry-eyed and grateful for the opportunity to “serve” rather longer than they are said to do these days, our commitment was in no small measure due to the heady wine of being linked,…
The Future of Canada’s Human Security Agenda
Canada’s human security agenda is responding to new global realities. Its goal is to ensure that people can live in freedom from fear. This means building a world where universal humanitarian standards and the rule of law will effectively protect all people,…
Whose World Is It Anyway? Civil Society: The United Nations and the Multilateral Future
It seems that a particular chapter closed in Canada’s close relationship with the United Nations this December. We finished a lively two-year stint on the Security Council. Robert Fowler, Canada’s ambassador at the United Nations for most of that period and the…
Cour criminelle internationale
Le ministère des Affaires étrangères et du Commerce international a lancé un site Web éducatif destiné principalement aux enseignants et aux étudiants de niveau secondaire au Canada, mais dont une grande partie du contenu pourrait aussi intéresser un auditoire plus vaste. Canadians…
Peacekeeping: The Dynamics of Structural Rigidities
Peacekeeping has become an element of Canadian cultural iconography; two generations of schoolchildren have been raised on stories of Canada’s proud peacekeeping record since the days of the United Nations Emergency Force in the Middle East in the 1950s. Canadians see peacekeeping…
Saul Rae 1914-1999
The following are excerpts from a eulogy by Jake Warren, retired Ambassador, at a Memorial Service for Saul Rae on Wednesday, January 13, 1999.
Marion Macpherson 1924-1998
Following is the text of the eulogy delivered by Vernon Turner at the memorial service for Marion Macpherson.
Gérard Pelletier 1919-1997
Gerard Pelletier’s death in June the ‘t was noteworthy that, at the time of extensive press comment concentrated on his work as a journalist and politician. Little beyond the bare facts was said about his work as a diplomat. Considering that in…
The Diplomacy of L.B. Pearson
by Geoffrey Pearson
Canada in the New World Disorder
While my subject is a bit less difficult than the examination question that asked candidates to describe the universe and give three examples, it has its problems. I shall try to be highly selective, but not, I hope, incoherent. I want to…
