Getting it done : a memoir /

Getting it done : a memoir /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Burney, Derek H. (Derek Hudson), 1939-
Imprint:	Montreal [Que.] : McGill-Queen's University Press, ©2005.
Description:	1 online resource (xi, 208 pages) : illustrations, portraits
Language:	English
Subject:	Burney, Derek H. -- (Derek Hudson), -- 1939- Burney, Derek H. -- (Derek Hudson), -- 1939- Ambassadors -- Canada -- Biography. Diplomats -- Canada -- Biography. Ambassadors. Diplomatic relations. Diplomats. Canada -- Foreign relations -- 20th century. Canada -- Foreign relations -- United States. United States -- Foreign relations -- Canada. Canada. United States. Electronic books. Biographies.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11174637

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ISBN:	9780773573000 0773573003 0773529268 9780773529267
Notes:	Includes index. Print version record.
Summary:	"Whether it was organizing Canada's first G-7 Summit or concluding the Free Trade Agreement, Derek Burney fused politics, public policy, and diplomacy into a fine art. His tenure as chief of staff to Brian Mulroney is often cited as a model of how the Prime Minister's Office should work. As Canada's ambassador to the United States from 1989-1993 he had an insider's perspective on ways in which Canada manages, and sometimes mismanages, it relationship with the world's superpower. His career in Canada's foreign service spanned three decades, with assignments in Japan and Korea, and he served in Ottawa as deputy minister." "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 about Canadian concerns over collateral damage in the first Gulf War, and George Bush Sr. chafing at the excessive European flavour of G-7 summits."--Jacket.
Other form:	Print version: Burney, Derek H. (Derek Hudson), 1939- Getting it done. Montreal ; Ithaca : McGill-Queen's University Press, ©2005 0773529268

Table of Contents:

Early Days: Lasting Influences
2. Entering External, 1963-1965
3. Japan, 1965-1972
4. Headquarters, 1972-1978
5. Korea, 1978-1980
6. Ottawa, 1980-1987
7. New Government: New Direction
8. The Prime Minister's Office: The Most Foreign Assignment of All
9. Free Trade: Getting It Done
10. Washington: The Best Job in the Foreign Service
11. Washington: The Issues
12. Managing Canada-US Relations: A Matter of Choice
13. Looking Back.
Foreword: The Honourable John Crosbie
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.