http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/05/22/the-macleans-ca-interview-omar-samad/ Canada's only national weekly current affairs magazine. Wed, 26 Oct 2011 16:13:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/05/22/the-macleans-ca-interview-omar-samad/comment-page-1/#comment-121246 TOR Zai Sun, 24 May 2009 21:00:01 +0000 http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=58995#comment-121246 i am afghan live in canada in toronto and i want to say thanks to mr ambasador for good work. he did lots and afghans are happy of his work and service. we hope to have more ambasador like this who speak good english and french and has good relation with afghan comunity and canada. good luck in france. good interview. i am afghan live in canada in toronto and i want to say thanks to mr ambasador for good work. he did lots and afghans are happy of his work and service. we hope to have more ambasador like this who speak good english and french and has good relation with afghan comunity and canada. good luck in france. good interview.

]]> http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/05/22/the-macleans-ca-interview-omar-samad/comment-page-1/#comment-121245 A. G. Meyers Sat, 23 May 2009 21:30:09 +0000 http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=58995#comment-121245 Interesting. I was part of a european team tasked to survey the diplomatic service in Afghanistan a couple of years ago. Coincidentally, Mr. Samad was evaluated in the top 5% of the most competent afghan senior diplomats. Your interview also proves that the survey was not off by much. Afghanistan has suffered from weak capacities in almost all fields and it is people like Samad who make a difference. We should encourage and support such people who prove to be skilled and sincere. Our survey also showed that the bureaucratic system is so weak and inefficient that most talented Afghans leave or are pushed out by inept and conspiracy-prone ministers and officials. I hope that never happens to such individuals who are the last hope for Afghanistan. Interesting. I was part of a european team tasked to survey the diplomatic service in Afghanistan a couple of years ago. Coincidentally, Mr. Samad was evaluated in the top 5% of the most competent afghan senior diplomats. Your interview also proves that the survey was not off by much. Afghanistan has suffered from weak capacities in almost all fields and it is people like Samad who make a difference. We should encourage and support such people who prove to be skilled and sincere.
Our survey also showed that the bureaucratic system is so weak and inefficient that most talented Afghans leave or are pushed out by inept and conspiracy-prone ministers and officials. I hope that never happens to such individuals who are the last hope for Afghanistan.

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