On this episode of The Global Exchange, Colin Robertson speaks to Pamela Isfield, Dan Livermore, and Michael Small about reforming the Canadian foreign service.

Participants' bios

Pamela Isfeld is the President of the Professional Associations of Foreign Office Officers (PAFSO) – https://pafso.com/about/presidents-message/

Dan Livermore is honorary senior fellow at the University of Ottawa's School of Public and International Affairs – https://www.uottawa.ca/faculty-social-sciences/public-international-affairs/about-school/senior-fellows/daniel-livermore

Michael Small is a Fellow at SFU’s Morris J. Wosk Centre for Dialogue – https://www.sfu.ca/dialogue/about/fellows/michael-small.html

Host bio:

Colin Robertson is a former diplomat and Senior Advisor to the Canadian Global Affairs Institute, https://www.cgai.ca/colin_robertson

Read & Watch:

“The Future of Diplomacy: Transforming Global Affairs Canada” – https://www.international.gc.ca/transparency-transparence/briefing-documents-information/briefing-books-cahiers-breffage/2022-10-uss.aspx?lang=eng

High Wire (Documentary)– https://www.nfb.ca/film/high-wire/

Deutsche Welle on YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCknLrEdhRCp1aegoMqRaCZg

Nothing is Foreign – https://www.cbc.ca/listen/cbc-podcasts/1059-nothing-is-foreign?cmp=DM_SEM_Listen_Titles&gclid=CjwKCAjw2K6lBhBXEiwA5RjtCZZK0_W_F18fabp267rMUbpmC6mQl41pxRUT6bVCj32Pet5LeDAjABoCbPYQAvD_BwE

Recording Date: 30 June 2023.

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