My Father, was British and Canadian, but decided to join the Canadian Diplomatic Corps at the height of the Cold war, if you don’t know anything about that era, you might want to look it up. Every once in a while, he had a little Whiskey, usually when tensions in a country were high, and …
My first day at the UN, I knew my Father was with me. When I stepped in that massive room for the first time, I wanted to throw up. All that time that my Father had spent with me, flooded back. I stood in shock and awe. I had finally walked into that inner sanctum, …
Here is a sneak peek of an interview conducted by Elite Plus Magazine of H.E. Donica Pottie, Canadian ambassador to Thailand. Please follow and like us:
When it comes to a bubble, and you attempt to scramble to get your headspace going, clearing your mind, calming the emotions. You breathe deeply, in and out, in and out. You count each breath, concentrating on relaxing each muscle… It is too late, the tears flow, the sobs start, and you can’t stop. You …
Life Lessons from a Diplomatic Father: It is always difficult for me to write about my Father, he was a force to recon with, a true diplomat to the corp. A man, who’s cancer took from this earth way too early. He was 51 when he took his last breath. I was left to ring …
Via I don’t remember many vacations where my Father wasn’t called back to work, in fact, the only time I ever saw him relax was when we went up to a rustic cottage. The rustic cottage was in the woods, on a lake with only a few other cottages, there was no telephone, no electricity, …
My old rag doll sits with a small pleated skirt, it is a faded white silk with peach flowers and an elastic waist. It has been my rag dolls attire for so long, I never knew where the little skirt came from, I just had an assumption that there was no story. Only a few …
While the rest of the population enjoys their summers, diplomats are typically packing and unpacking. I was recently reminded that friends and old colleagues are now moving their lives for their next great diplomatic posting adventure. Some are heading to Africa, or South America, and some are going to a different part of Europe. While …
I try very hard not to lose it when I watch election coverage south of the border. So here is the most moving nd greatest speech that has ever been made, and is still relevant today. Watch, learn and truly understand this speech. Please follow and like us:
Let’s be honest, I never once thought that I would be an entrepreneur. While my husband was dreaming of creating something of his own from an early age. I was dreaming of working for the UN. It seemed pretty natural, my Father was a diplomat, I grew up around Foreign Policy, negotiations, Foreign Aid, International …
