So Glad I'm Retired

Excerpt from a message on re-org at DFAIT:

The European Union Bureau (GUD) and the Europe Bureau (GRD) have merged to form a streamlined new Europe and Eurasia Bureau, effective immediately. The Bureau, which uses the organizational acronym GUD, has been created under the auspices of Geographic Group Renewal.

In concert with Canada’s mission network overseas, the Bureau will spearhead implementation of DFAIT’s New Business Model across 55 countries and a number of regional institutions. GUD Missions abroad will play a leading role in all of the key aspects linked to the specific bilateral relationship for which they are responsible, with support from the Bureau.

This support will vary from country to country and institution to institution, depending on the relative priority of the relationships and the intensity of labour required to support them – but will focus primarily on ensuring that Missions are fully integrated into domestic networks and policy discussions in order to appropriately advance Canadian interests and perspectives abroad.

The organizational structure of the Bureau will therefore ensure available Headquarters resources are consolidated in support of key bilateral relationships and integrative trade objectives, while advancing Canada's regional interests and providing surge capacity to respond to emerging priorities. Responsibilities within the Bureau’s three divisions are divided as follows...