Foreign Service Alumni Group
Annual Report – 2004-2005
Our five bi-monthly meetings once again covered a wide variety of topics, addressed by yet another interesting group of speakers. Except for the final bus trip in May, our meetings were held on alternating Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays, from 4:00 to 600 p.m., in the last weeks of September, November, January and March. Hosted over the past year by Dwight Fulford, Margaret Harman and Tudy McLaine, the meetings - as listed below - were each attended by an average of 10 to 20 foreign service alumni.
Thursday September 30, 2004
Speaker: Major-General Andrew B. Leslie, Acting Assistant Chief of Land Staff and former Deputy Commander International Security Force, Kabul, Afghanistan
Topic: “Afghanistan: What Role for Canada in its Future?”
Tuesday November 30, 2004
Speaker: Beth Merklinger. Art historian and foreign service ex-spouse
Topic: “The World of Islam and its Arts”
Wednesday, January 26th:
Speaker: John Hadwin, former High Commissioner to India
Topic: "The Future of the Canadian Foreign Service: a provocative lecture..."
Thursday, March 31st:
Speaker: Craig MacDonald, President, Ottawa Branch, FSNA, and former Ambassador to Finland.
Topic: "Federal Superannuates National Association: What's in it for me?"
Wednesday, May 25th:
Guide: Dwight Fulford, an FSO native of Brockville and former Ambassador to Saudi Arabia and Argentina
Event: A day in Brockville, via old route 2 from Prescott and including lunch in Fulford Place ( built by Dwight’s grandfather)
In our attempt to appeal to the interests of our various subgroups (see below), we always welcome new programme suggestions. Also, we would appreciate F.S.C.A. members informing new retirees about our group so that they can join us in future activities. Subgroup contact persons are:
Gwen Roberts ● Ex-spouses* ● 226-1145
Margaret Harman ● Retired couples ● 746-3991
Tudy McLaine ● Widows/widowers ● 745-8074
Joy Tilsley ● Retired singles ● 747-7318
For further information, please feel free to call any of these contact people. Also anyone wishing to assist or replace us is always welcome to do so.
The Foreign Service Alumni Group meetings are open to all former members of the foreign service and their spouses - as well as to other F.S.C.A. members - when space permits.
* (This group also arranges separate monthly meetings)