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Muskoka, the University of Western Ontario, Ottawa, New York, Colombia, Bangladesh, Nicaragua, Peru, Cuba, Israel, Belgium, South Africa, Australia -the place-names tell the story of an amazing career. Then there are the people involved -Trudeau, Clark, and Chretien, Kissinger, Castro, Rabin, Walesa, Havel, Mandela and dozens of others. Not to mention the moments of high drama: when young Jim Bartleman becomes Ottawa's security expert on terrorism during the FLQ crisis in 1970; or when he leads the movement to bring countries like Poland and Ukraine into NATO and the West. But this is also a light-hearted look at what our diplomats actually do and is full of funny stories: so watch young Jim attend a drunken party with Trudeau; compete with Mother Teresa for Bangladesh babies; or sweep his Belgian bride off her feet to the altar. Bartleman also writes candidly about falling prey to depression, and about his concern, as a native Canadian, to see aboriginal peoples well treated. In summary, a richly varied career, as the only Canadian diplomat to serve on all six continents, well told by a remarkable character. ***"On Six Continents is a Douglas Gibson Book. "From the Hardcover edition.

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• Full title: On Six Continents: A Life in Canada's Foreign Service, 1966-2002
• Author: James K. Bartleman
• Language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 253
• EAN: 9780771010910
• ISBN: 0771010915
• ID: 11500806
• Publisher: MCCLELLAND & STEWART
• Weight: 431 g
• Dimensions: 226 × 155 × 18 mm
• Date of publishing: September 2005

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