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The Red Passport. The special passport used by Canadian diplomats accredited abroad or travelling from Ottawa on high-level business. Louise Blais, Jeremy Kinsman and Peter Donolo have all held the Red Passport at key moments in their careers – and in Canada’s recent history. In every episode of the CIC’s new podcast, they offer listeners their own “Red Passport,” giving them an inside view how Canadian governments and policy makers try to steer our country through today’s turbulent world – while advancing our interests, and keeping true to our values.
A World At War: What’s at stake – What can be done?
In its inaugural episode, the Red Passport dives right into the twin crises in Ukraine and Gaza – and their impact on Canada.
The Sam Nunn School of International Affairs at Georgia Tech is pleased to announce the launch on November 8, 2023, of its Diplomat-in-Residence program. Louise Blais, former Canadian Deputy Permanent Representative to the United Nations and Consul General in Atlanta, is among the first to join the program.
The Sam Nunn School aims to equip students with the skills necessary to address the most urgent and complex challenges facing humanity, as well as help link global challenges and opportunities to local and regional stakeholders from across industry, academia, and government to better understand the practical dimensions of economic statecraft and cross-border public-private initiatives. Diplomats will teach courses, including one on case studies in diplomacy and a mini-mester course on soft power and diplomacy. They also will hold informal mentoring sessions for students to discuss careers in foreign service. Read more.
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With her appointment as ambassador to the United Nations, Alabama is not losing a good friend but the United States is gaining an outstanding representative from our northern neighbor representing her country in the world forum.
—William J. Canary, President, Business Council of Alabama