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Acknowledgements

This thesis is the end of my long journey in obtaining my degree in International Relations. I have not traveled in a vacuum in this journey. There are some people who made this journey easier with words of encouragement and more intellectually satisfying by offering different places to look to expand my theories and ideas.

First a very special thank you to Professor Margaret Leahy.

Professor Leahy gave me the confidence and support to begin my Master’s program in International Relations. Dr. Leahy challenged me to set my benchmark even higher and to look for solutions to problems rather than focus on the problem. I learned to believe in my future my work and myself. Thank you Professor.

I would also like to gratefully acknowledge the support of some very special individuals. They helped me immensely by giving me encouragement and friendship. They mirrored back my ideas so I heard them aloud, an important process for this writer to shape his thesis paper and future work. Sophie Clavier, Saam Torabi, Joe Curran, Janice Carter, Roshini Mohan, Margaret Paulson and Maria Barbakadze. I can only say a proper thank you through my future work by helping as many children as possible.

Dr. Lorene Allio, who took me on the process of learning and made herself available even through her very heavy travel, work and teaching schedule. Thank you doesn’t seem sufficient but it is said with appreciation and respect.

Laura Almand my work partner while I worked full-time and traveled did more than her share so that I was able to be successful at work and also take the time I needed to go to class once a week for four years. She never let me down when I was off to class. Laura encouraged me to grow and to expand my thinking. I was lucky to have such a good friend and partner at work.

Jeff Cohen without his support, school and work would not have been possible. His belief that one should always follow what they love allowed me the freedom to pursue my Masters. Thank you Jeff.

And to my sister Robin Stromberg who from day one saw me graduating and in a way is a proxy for my mother.

Finally to Airline Ambassadors International as they are giving me the opportunity to help the girl child through actions and not words alone. Thank you Nancy Rivard and Monica Oliva.