POLI 449 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: United Nations Secretariat, Constant Contact, Endangerment

• School: McGill University
• Department: Political Science
• Course: POLI 449
• Professor: Vincent Pouliot

Document Summary

Lecture 10: guest speaker: louise fr chette: inside international organizations. Started in the 1970s and she worked in various places. Has lots of experience in both the ministry as well as in diplomacy. Second highest diplomatic representative in the world at one point. Main differences: accountability: who you"re accountable to: the accountabilities are very different: if you"re representing canada then you have one boss (the gov"t of. Unhrc or implementing a peacekeeping mission): duration of job and places you go: if you represent canada, then you"re there for only a few years and t your career will take you many places. But if you work in the secretariat, then you work for many many years there and t it"s a different relationship to the institution question: do secretary generals not. 9/3/16: work environment: your office is in the canadian mission if you"re a canadian diplomat/representative to canada, and you"re in constant contact with ottawa.