Jim Bartleman’s fascinating rags to riches life story: Violently beaten by a mugger three years ago, he finds peace in memoirs

Three years ago, James Bartleman was Canada's high commissioner to South Africa. The long-time senior diplomat, was 59 and at the height of his career. After three decades of working in the foreign service, he was about to represent Canada at then South African president Nelson Mandela's retireme...

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