Global Affairs knows it needs to embrace risk and become nimble, but can it change?

A Global Affairs discussion paper keyed in on the need to strengthen the role of Canadian mission heads around the globe, as observers note authority has become increasingly centralized.

Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly provided an update of the foreign service review to Canadian ambassadors and high commissioners posted around the world on June 6 in Ottawa. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY NEIL MOSS

July 19, 2023

As Canada’s foreign service highlights the need to become more agile and to place greater trust in its diplomats, the challenge will be to transform rhetoric into reality, say former diplomats and observers.

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