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Getting it done : a memoir / Derek H. Burney.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Burney, Derek H. (Derek Hudson), 1939-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Burney, Derek H. (Derek Hudson), 1939-.
- Burney, Derek H.
- Ambassadors--Canada--Biography.
- Ambassadors.
- Diplomats--Canada--Biography.
- Diplomats.
- Canada--Foreign relations--20th century.
- Canada.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (237 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Montreal : McGill-Queen's University Press, c2005.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- In a candid memoir, Burney paints a vivid picture of leading politicians, including Pierre Trudeau using an off-colour joke to break the ice with Ronald Reagan, Colin Powell becoming upset over Canadian concerns about collateral damage in the first Gulf War, and George Bush Sr chafing at the excessive European flavour of G-7 summits.
- Contents:
- Front Matter
- Contents
- Foreword
- Preface
- Early Days: Lasting Influences
- Entering External, 1963-1965
- Japan, 1965-1972
- Headquarters, 1972-1978
- Korea, 1978-1980
- Ottawa, 1980-1987
- New Government: New Direction
- The Prime Minister’s Office: The Most Foreign Assignment of All
- Free Trade: Getting It Done
- Washington: The Best Job in the Foreign Service
- Washington: The Issues
- Managing Canada-US Relations: A Matter of Choice
- Looking Back
- Index
- Notes:
- Includes index.
- ISBN:
- 1-282-86364-9
- 9786612863646
- 0-7735-7300-3
- OCLC:
- 243600870
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