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B a r t o n a l s o t a Rideau Club dinner in early shares his views on dis- CONTRIBUTORS March, William Barton was feted armament . And guess Afor his considerable donation what? The creator of Brigitte Bouvier, cover photographer – $3 million – to Carleton University’s a chair that will study Norman Paterson School of International that very topic doesn’t Affairs . At 90, Mr . Barton is frail, but believe in it . It’s not that quite able to get around, and his legend- JENNIFER CAMPBELL he doesn’t find disarma- ary quips punctuated the evening . Out to ment a charming ideal mark their colleague’s generous bequest – it’s just that he doesn’t think it’s achiev- were his contemporaries – Jake Warren, able any time in the near future . former ambassador to the United States This spring issue has plenty of other and high commissioner for London, and good reads, too . There’s a feature on Al Geoffrey Pearson, who was Canada’s am- Capone’s connections to Canada, specifi- Brigitte Bouvier started taking pho- bassador to the Soviet Union during the cally to the city of Moose Jaw . Up front we tos professionally after graduating Cold War . The triumvirate of diplomatic have a selection of quotes from celebrity from the Southern Alberta Institute of heavy-weights represented a lifetime of diplomats, a subject Andrew Cooper, Technology’s photojournalism program achievement, and offered a reminder of associate director of the Centre for Inter- in 2000 . She has shot for the Globe and recent history . And, as was mentioned national Governance Innovation, studied Mail, National Post, The Ottawa Citizen several times during the evening, their and then wrote about in his recent book . and Maclean’s as well as a number of legacies lived on . It turned out to be an Also in our Diplomatica section, there’s an commercial clients . As an official pho- elegiac night . Within two weeks, Mr . interview with former diplomat Pamela tographer for former prime minister Pearson had died . Two more weeks on, Wallin, who talks about her role on the Paul Martin, she made politics look Mr . Warren passed away . Manley Panel on Afghanistan, how she interesting . Born in Saskatchewan and However, Mr . Barton, our cover story divides her time between New York City raised in British Columbia and Alberta, subject, just keeps going . And he doesn’t and Toronto, and what she thinks about she came to Ottawa immediately after mind living longer for one primary rea- another female journalist as the next gov- graduating and her images have lit up son . As the widower who lost his only son ernor general . In our recurring Diplomatic the capital ever since . two years ago told writer Charles Enman, Agenda feature, Chinese Ambassador he wants to keep growing his bequest so Lu Shumin defends his country’s right to he can leave the William and Jeanie Bar- hold the Olympics . ANNOUNCEMENT ton Chair in International Affairs in even In Delights, book reviewer George healthier shape than it is now . Abraham looks at titles from the Middle Our cover story traces this distin- East . Wine columnist Stephen Beckta gets guished diplomat’s life . Mr . Barton tells closer to home with a look at some very our writer about growing up during the drinkable wines from Prince Edward Depression, about how he served in the County . Meanwhile, food columnist Mar- army, about how he eventually joined the garet Dickenson digests the final course of foreign service and went on to become the meal – the mignardise . Culture editor Canada’s ambassador to the United Na- Margo Roston drops in on Malaysian High tions, and about how he continues, to Commissioner Dennis Ignatius and his Cu Van Ha has joined Diplomat this day, to cook every meal himself in his wife, Cherry, and our history feature tells and International Canada as ad- well-appointed retirement residence in the story of Bill Miner, a gentleman bandit . vertising advisor . He started his New Edinburgh . On the policy front, the Finally, in an advertorial feature, Austra- first national art magazine at veteran envoy shares his pragmatic views lian High Commissioner Bill Fisher offers age 20, while earning his under- on everything from Stephen Harper’s at- an insider’s guide to travel in his country . graduate degree in architecture titude toward the Department of Foreign Find out where to get the best wine, where from Carleton University . Mr . Affairs and International Trade, to his take to hit the slopes, and where to surf . Van Ha enjoys promoting cre- on Russia; from Canada’s involvement in ativity by combining his love Afghanistan to the war in Iraq . Jennifer Campbell is Diplomat’s editor . for the arts, advertising and marketing to build success in business . His company, Cuative UP FRONT & Co . Publishing & Media, has Photographer Brigitte Bouvier captured vener- produced and published many able diplomat William Barton at his retirement successful art, fashion, dining residence in New Edinburgh . Ms . Bouvier de- and design publications and scribed him as a gentleman and a pragmatist media entities to date . Email and said he was quite willing to do whatever she cu@prestoncatalogue .com to asked .