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NEWS RELEASES
DIPLOMATIC APPOINTMENTS
July 17, 1996 No. 128
DIPLOMATIC APPOINTMENTS
Foreign Affairs Minister Lloyd Axworthy today announced the following diplomatic
appointments:
Serge April, Deputy High Commissioner in London, becomes Ambassador to the
Republic of Poland.
Peter Campbell, Director, Trade Commissioner Service Strategic Planning,
Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade, becomes Consul General in
Osaka, Japan.
Barry Carin, Assistant Deputy Minister, Trade and Economic Policy, and the G-7
Foreign Affairs Sous Sherpa, Department of Foreign Affairs and International
Trade, becomes High Commissioner to the Republic of Singapore.
Susan M.W. Cartwright, Senior Departmental Assistant to the Minister for
International Trade, becomes Ambassador to the Republic of Hungary with concurrent
accreditation to the Republic of Slovenia.
Anne M. Charles, Special Negotiator for Environmental Military Issues, Department
of Foreign Affairs and International Trade, becomes High Commissioner to the
Republic of Zimbabwe.
Daniel Livermore, Director of the Regional Security and Peacekeeping Division,
Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade, becomes Ambassador to the
Republic of Guatemala.
Stuart McDowall, formerly Director, Agri-Food, Fisheries and Resources Division,
Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade, becomes Ambassador to the
United Arab Emirates.
J. Christopher Poole, formerly Ambassador to the State of Kuwait, becomes
Ambassador to the Republic of Haiti.
Mark Romoff, Minister-Councellor at the Canadian Embassy in Tokyo, becomes Consul
General in Buffalo, U.S.A.
Jon Swanson, Foreign Affairs Advisor to the Chairman of the Canadian Radio-Television and Telecommunications Commission, becomes Consul General in Dallas,
U.S.A.
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Biographical information on the appointees is attached.
For further information, media representatives may contact:
Catherine Lappe
Director of Communications
Office of the Minister of Foreign Affairs
(613) 995-1851
Media Relations Office
Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade
(613) 995-1874
BIOGRAPHICAL NOTES
Serge April (BA, Externat classique Saint-Jean Eudes, 1964; LLL, Laval University,
1967; called to the bar of Quebec, 1968; DES [Public Law], University of Ottawa,
1970), born in Quebec City, Quebec, joined the Department of External Affairs in
1968 and served abroad in Rome, Havana and in Paris with the Canadian delegation
to the Organization of Economic Co-operation and Development. From 1985 to 1988
he was Ambassador to the Republic of Senegal, and since 1992 he has served as
Deputy High Commissioner in London. In Ottawa Mr. April held a number of
positions, including Director, Economic Law and Treaty Division; Senior Advisor
for Federal-Provincial Relations; and Director General of the Bureau of Legal
Affairs. He is married to Suzanne Mercier and they have two children. Mr. April
succeeds Ms. Anne Leahy.
Peter Campbell (BSc [Metallurgical Engineering], Queen's University, 1969), born
in Calgary, Alberta, joined the Trade Commissioner Service in 1969. He served
abroad in Tokyo, Dusseldorf, Sydney and in Brussels with the Canadian Mission to
the European Communities. In Ottawa he has held a number of positions, including
Director Japan Trade Development Division; and Director, Services Industries and
Transportation Division. Since 1995 he has been Director, Trade Commissioner
Service Strategic Planning. He is married to Yoko Campbell and they have two
children. Mr. Campbell succeeds Ms. Margaret Huber.
Barry Carin (BA [Economics and Political Science], McGill University, 1967; PhD
[Economics], Brown University, 1972), born in Montreal, Quebec, joined the
Treasury Board Secretariat in 1971 and was Director of Evaluation from 1974 to
1977. From 1978 to 1980 he was Associate Professor, School of Public
Administration, University of Victoria, and undertook several assignments for the
Government of British Columbia. In May 1980 he was appointed Assistant Deputy
Minister for Program Delivery at the Ministry of State for Social Development. In
1982, he was Senior Advisor for the Beaufort Sea study undertaken for the
Departments of Energy, Mines and Resources and Indian and Northern Affairs. In
September 1982, Mr. Carin returned to the Ministry of State for Social Development
as Deputy Secretary, Income Support and Transfer Payments. In 1984 he was
appointed Assistant Deputy Minister, Strategic Policy and Planning, with
Employment and Immigration Canada. In 1992 Mr. Carin joined the Department of
External Affairs and International Trade as Assistant Deputy Minister, Economic
Policy and Trade Competitiveness. Since 1993, he has been Assistant Deputy
Minister, Trade and Economic Policy and the G-7 Foreign Affairs Sous-Sherpa. He
is married to Anne Carin and they have four children. Mr. Carin succeeds Mr.
Gavin Stewart.
Susan M.W. Cartwright (BA, University of Victoria, 1979; MA, University of
Waterloo, 1980), born in Bistroff, France, joined the Department of Industry,
Trade and Commerce in 1981 and served abroad as a Trade Commissioner in Nairobi,
Melbourne, Lagos and, from 1990 to 1993, as Consul and Trade Commissioner in
Bombay. In Ottawa Ms. Cartwright served in the Resource Planning and Management
Secretariat, and since 1994 she has been Senior Departmental Assistant to the
Minister for International Trade. She is married to Nick Daniel. Ms. Cartwright
succeeds Mr. Rodney Irwin.
Anne M. Charles (BA [English], University of Toronto, 1967; MA [Political
Science], University of Toronto, 1969), was born in Victoria, British Columbia,
grew up in St. John's, Newfoundland, and was educated in Newfoundland, Nova
Scotia, Ontario and British Columbia. She joined the Trade Commissioner Service
in June 1972 and served abroad in Sydney, Bogotá, Belgrade and Dallas. From 1988
to 1990 she was Ambassador to Peru, with concurrent accreditation to Bolivia, and
from 1990 to 1994 she was Consul General in Detroit, Michigan, with responsibility
for Michigan, Indiana, Ohio and Kentucky. In Ottawa, Ms. Charles has worked in
International Economic Relations with the Department of Finance and in Industrial
Trade Policy with the Department of External Affairs, and in Vancouver, with the
Office of the Federal Economic Development Co-ordinator. Since 1995, she has been
the Special Negotiator for Environmental Military Issues. Ms. Charles succeeds
Mr. Art Wright.
Daniel Livermore (BA, Brock University, 1969; MA, Carleton University, 1970; PhD,
Queen's University, 1975), born in St. Catharines, Ontario, joined the Department
of External Affairs in 1975. He served abroad in New York, Santiago and in
Washington, where he was Minister-Counsellor from 1990 to 1991. In Ottawa he has
held a number of positions, including Director, Human Rights and Social Affairs
Division; and Director of Policy Planning. In 1993/1994 he served as Foreign
Service Visitor at Queen's University. Since 1994 he has been Director, Regional
Security and Peacekeeping Division. He is married to Leslie Maitland and they
have three children. Mr. Livermore succeeds Mr. James Fox.
Stuart McDowall (BSc [Civil Engineering], University of Alberta, 1962;
International Management Course, University of Western Ontario School of Business
Administration, 1981), born in Pincher Creek, Alberta, joined the Trade
Commissioner Service in 1962. He served abroad in Johannesburg, New York, Beirut,
Havana, Stockholm, Bogotá and Athens. In Ottawa Mr. McDowall has held a number of
positions, including Director, Prosperity Secretariat; and Director, Agri-Food,
Fisheries and Resources Division. He is married to Irene McDowall and they have
three children. Mr. McDowall is the first resident Canadian Ambassador to the
United Arab Emirates.
J. Christopher Poole (BA [Honours Economics], University of British Columbia,
1966; MA, Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy [Tufts and Harvard Universities],
1967), born in Ottawa, Ontario, joined the Department of Industry, Trade and
Commerce in 1967 and served abroad in Brussels, Abidjan and Bucharest. From 1982
to 1987, Mr. Poole was Deputy Consul General and Senior Trade Commissioner in San
Francisco, and served briefly as Ambassador to Iraq. Since 1992, he has been
Ambassador to the State of Kuwait with concurrent accreditation to four other Gulf
States. In Canada, he held a number of positions, including Vice-President of the
Canadian Commercial Corporation and Member of the Strategic Planning Department of
MacMillan Bloedel Ltd. From 1987 to 1990, Mr. Poole undertook a secondment to the
Government of British Columbia as Assistant Deputy Minister responsible for export
marketing, and in 1992 he was Director General, Grains Marketing Bureau, with
Agriculture Canada. He is married to Linda Nelson. Mr. Poole succeeds Mr.
Francis Filleul.
Mark Romoff (BSc [Mathematics], McGill University, 1970; MSc [Management Science],
University of Waterloo, 1972), born in Montreal, Quebec, joined the Department of
Regional Economic Expansion in 1972, serving in various positions including Chief,
Program Analysis Branch, and later moved to the Treasury Board Secretariat as a
Senior Policy Officer. He joined the Department of Industry, Trade and Commerce
in 1978 and served abroad in Lagos, Mexico City and Kuala Lumpur. In Ottawa
Mr. Romoff was Senior Advisor, Resource Planning and Management Secretariat, from
1989 to 1992. Since 1992 he has been Minister-Counsellor in the Canadian Embassy
in Tokyo. He is married to Shelley Romoff and they have one child. Mr. Romoff
succeeds Mr. Robert Mackenzie.
Jon Swanson (BA [Psychology], 1961; Certificate [Personnel Administration,
Industrial Relations], 1963, University of Manitoba), born in Montreal, Quebec,
joined the Department of Industry, Trade and Commerce in 1968 and served abroad as
a Trade Commissioner in Hong Kong, Stockholm, London and Manila. From 1990 to
1994 Mr. Swanson was Minister (Economic/Commercial) in the Canadian Embassy in
Tokyo. In Ottawa he has held a number of positions, including Director General,
Export Development Programs and Services Bureau; President and Chief Executive
Officer, Canadian Council for International Business; and since 1995 he has been
Foreign Affairs Advisor to the Chairman of the Canadian Radio-Television and
Telecommunications Commission. He is married to Celine Fittes and has three
children. Mr. Swanson succeeds Mr. Edward Gibson.
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