His words were carefully thought out, never careless

AS a very close friend and former colleague of the late Tan Sri Abdul Kadir Mohamad, former secretary-general of the Foreign Affairs Ministry,

I was very touched by the warm tribute to him written by Mergawati Zulfakar in Sunday Star (“The quintessential diplomat”, Beyond Boundaries, July 21; online at tinyurl.com/mr48a8rr).