Dr. Arthur E. Blanchette has been active in the Pan American Institute of Geography and History and the Canadian Association of Geosciences and History. A former director of the Historical Division of the Department of External Affairs, his publications include "Canadian Foreign Policy: 1955-1965; Canadian Foreign Policy: 1966-1976; Canadian Foreign Policy: 1976-1992; Canadian Foreign Policy: 1945-2000: Major Documents and Speeches" in the Rideau Series of which this volume is #2.