History & Diplomacy with Canadian Ambassador Sarah Taylor [S5.E12]

Greg and Ed interview Dr. Sarah Taylor, the Canadian
Ambassador to Thailand to discuss her role in Thailand,
Thailand's role in Asia, and what Canada and Thailand have in
common...and don't have in common. 


Ambassador Taylor comes from a long line of diplomats, with
parents who met while on mission overseas. Once bitten by the
travel bug, she ended up majoring in archaeology but later began
a career in the Canadian foreign service. She has had stints in
several countries around the world, including Indonesia, the
Philippines, and China, before becoming Canada's Ambassador to
Thailand in 2019.


The ambassador discusses her job as well as Canada's
relationship with Thailand, especially in light of Canada's much
larger neighbor often hogging the international spotlight. She
also discusses how Canada's experience dealing with indigenous
peoples could be helpful to the Thai government in its
relationship to the various hill tribes scattered throughout
North Thailand. 


Among other things, the guys pepper the Ambassador with
questions about the trouble in Myanmar, the role of Asean,
Canadian companies in Thailand, feminism in Thailand, and the
most important issue of them all: the exorbitant price of maple
syrup in Thailand. 


Listen in if you want proof that a person can be both
insanely erudite and successful and 'aw shucks' down-to-Earth as
well. 


 


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