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07 June 2013 How did we get here? In mid-March 2013, the 1,350 members of the Professional Association of Foreign Service Officers – the union which represents Canada’s non-executive diplomats – voted 82% in favour of job action to bolster…

19 May 2013 PAFSO and Israel's Foreign Service Workers' Association have exchanged letters of support. Click below to view letters: Israel's Foreign Service Workers' Association letter PAFSO’s letter to Israel’s Foreign Service Workers' Association

15 May 2013 The Canadian Foreign Service Officer Awards were instituted in 1990 by PAFSO to provide recognition by one’s peers for exceptional achievement by an individual officer. The 2013 Canadian Foreign Service Awards Dinner will be held on: Thursday…

16 April 2013 On behalf of its 1,350 members, the Professional Association of Foreign Service Officers expresses its deepest condolences to the families and friends of the victims of the yesterday’s bombings in Boston. Our thoughts are with those who…

08 April 2013 OTTAWA – Canada's Professional Association of Foreign Service Officers (PAFSO) expresses its condolences to the family, friends, and colleagues of US diplomat Anne Smedinghoff and of the three US service members and one US Department of Defense…

22 March 2013 Essential Services Agreements: PAFSO has signed agreements with DFAIT, CIC and CBSA concerning employees in the FS bargaining unit who occupy positions identified in these agreements that are:

14 March 2013 The deadline for nominations for the 2013 FS Awards is fast approaching. Act now to ensure your peers get the recognition they deserve! Have a look at the impressive list of past Award recipients below. Now take…

03 January 2013 PAFSO invites nominations for the 2013 Canadian Foreign Service Officer Awards. Send in a nomination by letter, e-mail or facsimile by April 5, 2013 to: Ms. Dilys Buckley-Jones Secretary to the PAFSO Awards Committee 412 - 47…

24 November 2012 We are pleased to present the winning picture and honourable mentions from the third annual PAFSO Photo Contest which was held earlier this year. Joël Monfils’ “Beyond the Mountain, More Mountains” was chosen as the overall winner…