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Doer the diplomat
Farewell to Broadway, hello to the Beltway
Gary Doer leaves his Washington, D.C. home to walk to the Canadian Embassy. (BORIS.MINKEVICH@FREEPRESS.MB.CA )
WASHINGTON — It’s just after sun-up in Washington’s tony Rock Creek Park area. The air is crisp and scented by the wet leaves and lush foliage of a nearby ravine.
On a street corner just off the stretch of Massachusetts Avenue NW known as Embassy Row, Canada’s newest ambassador to the United States emerges from the front doors of a Georgian-style mansion.
The 80-year-old red brick house, with a swimming pool out back and Rock Creek across the street, is where Gary Doer will hang his hat while he heads up the biggest Canadian Embassy in the world.
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November 7, 2009 at 7:04 AM
As a 6 day subscriber I should be able to read this without having to pay extra for the E-Electronic edition!