John Hilliker s'est joint à la section historique du département des Affaires extérieures, maintenant
Affaires mondiales Canada, en 1975, et a pris sa retraite de Chef de section en 2003.
Donald Barry is a professor of political science at the University of Calgary. He holds a B. A. from St. Francis Xavier University , an M. A. from Dalhousie University, and a Ph. D. from the John Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies.