Diplomatic Circles

New to Ottawa? Here’s what you need to know

‘Diplomacy is the art of letting someone else have your way,’ says veteran Canadian diplomat and public servant Peter Boehm.

Learning the lay of the land in political Ottawa requires plenty of time in the land of hors d’oeuvres and small talk.The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Feature

BY CHELSEA NASH

September 14, 2016

For an ambassador, high commissioner, or any other diplomat new to a posting, there are certain things about a political landscape that can only be learned through experience, trial and error, and months of schmoozing. That’s why after the summer shuffle, The Hill Times asked three vete...

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