Listen "The Global Exchange: Canada’s Need for a 21st Century Foreign Service"
Episode Synopsis
On this episode of The Global Exchange, Colin Robertson is joined by Dan LIvermore and Pam Isfeld to discuss a recent report of the Senate Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Trade, "More Than a Vocation: Canada's Need for a 21st Century Foreign Service".
You can find the report here: https://sencanada.ca/content/sen/committee/441/AEFA/Reports/AEFA_ForeignServiceReport_Final_E.pdf
Participants' bios
- Dan Livermore is a former Canadian diplomat and an Honourary Senior Fellow at the University of Ottawa
- Pam Isfeld is the President and Chair of the Professional Association of Foreign Service Officers
Host bio:
Colin Robertson is a former diplomat and Senior Advisor to the Canadian Global Affairs Institute, www.cgai.ca/colin_robertson
Read & Watch:
- "The Negotiators" podcast from Foreign Policy Magazine: https://foreignpolicy.com/podcasts/negotiators/
- "Camelot and Canada: Canadian-American Relations in the Kennedy Era", by Asa McKercher: https://www.amazon.ca/Camelot-Canada-Canadian-American-Relations-Kennedy/dp/0190605057
- "The Duel: Diefenbaker, Pearson and the Making of Modern Canada", by John Ibbitson: https://www.amazon.ca/Duel-Diefenbaker-Pearson-Making-Modern/dp/0771003269
Recording Date: December 19, 2023.
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Produced by Joe Calnan. Music credits to Drew Phillips.
You can find the report here: https://sencanada.ca/content/sen/committee/441/AEFA/Reports/AEFA_ForeignServiceReport_Final_E.pdf
Participants' bios
- Dan Livermore is a former Canadian diplomat and an Honourary Senior Fellow at the University of Ottawa
- Pam Isfeld is the President and Chair of the Professional Association of Foreign Service Officers
Host bio:
Colin Robertson is a former diplomat and Senior Advisor to the Canadian Global Affairs Institute, www.cgai.ca/colin_robertson
Read & Watch:
- "The Negotiators" podcast from Foreign Policy Magazine: https://foreignpolicy.com/podcasts/negotiators/
- "Camelot and Canada: Canadian-American Relations in the Kennedy Era", by Asa McKercher: https://www.amazon.ca/Camelot-Canada-Canadian-American-Relations-Kennedy/dp/0190605057
- "The Duel: Diefenbaker, Pearson and the Making of Modern Canada", by John Ibbitson: https://www.amazon.ca/Duel-Diefenbaker-Pearson-Making-Modern/dp/0771003269
Recording Date: December 19, 2023.
Give 'The Global Exchange' a review on Apple Podcasts!
Follow the Canadian Global Affairs Institute on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter (@CAGlobalAffairs) and Linkedin.
Head over to our website www.cgai.ca for more commentary.
Produced by Joe Calnan. Music credits to Drew Phillips.
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