Dr Elizabeth Theriault has been appointed S&T counsellor in Tokyo, Japan, effective in August. Theriault joins DFAIT on secondment from Sheridan Institute of Technology and Applied Learning (formerly Sheridan College) where she is dean of the school of science and technology. She is trained as a neuroscientist specializing in spinal cord injuries and ran a research laboratory at the Univ of Toronto for more than 10 years. Theriault is currently completing an executive MBA program in know-ledge management. She replaces Dr Philip Hicks (see People on page 6)....