Award, 1994 for consular operations in Rwanda, Department of Foreign Affairs. She was awarded the Merit Award, 1989 for human rights work in South Africa, Department of Foreign Affairs. She was the Ashley Fellow at Trent University 2011/12 where she served as a "diplomat in residence" and spoke to classes in Environmental Resource Science / Studies, International Development Studies, Politics, and Economics. Select publications "We are Dust: Human Security and the San People of Southern Africa" Human Security Conference University of Toronto/University of Waterloo December 2009. "Canadian Foreign Policy Towards Africa", South African Yearbook of International Affairs, South African Institute of International Affairs, 2001. "Day 58 of the Rwanda Crisis", Bout de Papier, Vol. 12, 1995. "Freedom is Rising", Musicworks, No. 43. "Resource Development in Labrador", Alternatives 1977. Quotes "The youth will see the effects of climate change in their own lifetimes, and that of their children. We need their voices in the debate." "I hope that we will have peace everywhere in the world." The creation of peaceful societies encompasses a range of issues that must be addressed simultaneously. These include conflict prevention, mediation, cease-fire negotiations, the delivery of humanitarian aid, post-war reconstruction, and the establishment of strong civil societies. Such issues are difficult to address in any country, particularly "in a society that is undergoing development passage and has suffered a substantial loss of infrastructure and human capital." "Diplomacy is not a special language", diplomacy is "being direct, being honest, and believing in Lord Ganesha." References Margaret K. Weiers Envoys extraordinary: Women of the Canadian foreign service Chapter 18 Lucie Edwards -Making a Difference Dundurn Press Toronto 1995 LGen Romeo A Dallaire Shake Hands with the Devil: the failure of humanity in Rwanda 2003 External links Department of Foreign Affairs: History: Introduction Department of Foreign Affairs Canada Diplomatic Missions' by McGill University Press, which was edited by Robert Wolfe 1999 Guide to Women Leaders High Commissioner Lucie Edwards (and others) interviewed regarding Conflict in Rwanda 1954 births People from Ottawa Harvard Kennedy School alumni Living people Canadian women ambassadors High Commissioners of Canada to South Africa High Commissioners of Canada to Namibia High Commissioners of Canada to Lesotho High Commissioners of Canada to Eswatini High Commissioners of Canada to Mauritius High Commissioners of Canada to Kenya High Commissioners of Canada to Uganda Ambassadors of Canada to Rwanda Ambassadors of Canada to Burundi Ambassadors of Canada to Eritrea Ambassadors