Norwegian Ambassador Else Berit Eikeland used to take part in her country’s Labour Party’s youth camp and was, needless to say, in shock when Anders Behring Brevik killed 69 young people there last month.
Jennifer Campbell covers the top diplomatic social events in Ottawa.
Haiti was the dominant theme at this year’s Canadian foreign service officer awards.
While Yemeni Ambassador Khaled Bahah hasn’t been doing interviews since his embassy effectively called for the resignation of Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh, he has restated his position in a glossy magazine produced by the embassy.
With political turmoil in the Middle East and North Africa and diplomatic defections happening around the world, Ottawa’s situation had remained relatively calm until Tuesday.
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