Greece (Nov 1980, Oct 1982, & Aug 1983)

Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau makes a brief visit to Greece in November 1980 en route to Saudi Arabia

Prime Minister Konstantinos Karamanlis visits Montreal in October 1982

Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau makes an official visit to Greece in August 1983

Athens

Crete

Knossos

Santorini

Following his official visit to Greece, Mr. Trudeau and his boys travel to Rhodes, where they board the Aga Khan’s yacht for a vacation sailing the Med.

From time to time, I am tasked with bringing him papers to sign and issues to discuss.

Lindos, south of Rhodes, with the Prime Minister as guest of the Aga Khan, Shah Karim al-Hussaini (Aga Khan IV) and Begum Salimah Aga Khan (Sally)

While the PM travels the Eastern Med on the Aga Khan’s magnificent yacht, I wait in Rhodes with my RCMP colleague, and visit the nearby islands

Nisyros

Kos

And back to Rhodes for a mid-vacation meeting with the PM on the yacht