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NEWS RELEASES
DIPLOMATIC APPOINTMENTS
September 13, 1996 No. 162
DIPLOMATIC APPOINTMENTS
Foreign Affairs Minister Lloyd Axworthy today announced the following diplomatic
appointments:
Nicholas Etheridge, Diplomat-in-Residence at Carleton University, becomes High
Commissioner to the People's Republic of Bangladesh.
Daniel Edward (Ted) Hobson, Director General, Export and Import Controls Bureau,
Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade, becomes Ambassador to the
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia with concurrent accreditation as Ambassador to the State
of Bahrain and to the Republic of Yemen.
Jean-Pierre Juneau, Assistant Deputy Minister, Europe Branch, Department of
Foreign Affairs and International Trade, becomes Ambassador to the European Union.
Michael Molloy, Director General, Ontario Region, Citizenship and Immigration
Canada, becomes Ambassador to the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan.
Michel de Salaberry, Ambassador to the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, becomes
Ambassador to the Islamic Republic of Iran.
Dennis Snider, Chargé d'Affaires a.i. to the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia,
becomes Ambassador to the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia.
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Biographical notes on the appointees are 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
This document is also available on the Department's Internet site:
http://www.dfait-maeci.gc.ca
BIOGRAPHICAL NOTES
Nicholas Etheridge, (B.A., University of Victoria, 1965; M.Litt., University of
Aberdeen, 1967; M.Sc. London School of Economics, 1979) born in Fowey, England,
joined the Department of External Affairs in 1967 and served abroad in Canberra,
Hanoi and Saigon, Geneva, Baghdad, and Belgrade. From 1990 to 1992, he was Deputy
High Commissioner to Australia and in 1993 was the Canadian Resident
Representative to the Supreme National Council in Phnom Penh. From 1993 to 1995
he served as Chargé d'Affaires in the Canadian Embassy in Riga. From 1985 to
1986, he undertook an assignment with Petro Canada International Assistance
Corporation. In Ottawa, Mr. Etheridge has held a number of positions including,
Director, Political and Strategic Analysis Division; Director, Asia Pacific South
Relations Division; and, most recently, Diplomat-in-Residence at Carleton
University. Mr. Etheridge succeeds Jon Scott.
Daniel Edward (Ted) Hobson, (B.A., Eastern Nazarene College, Quincy,
Massachusetts, 1964; M.A., University of Massachusetts, 1966; Ph.D. studies,
University of Massachusetts, 1966-71), born in Ottawa, Ontario, joined the
Department of External Affairs in 1971 and served abroad in Islamabad, Geneva, and
Paris, and from 1991 to 1993 was Minister-Counsellor in the Canadian Embassy,
Washington, D.C. In Ottawa, Mr. Hobson has held a number of positions including
Director, Economic Relations with Developing Countries Division, and since 1993,
Director General, Export and Import Controls Bureau. He is married to Sharon
(Sherry) Hobson and they have two children. Mr. Hobson succeeds Peter Sutherland.
Jean-Pierre Juneau, (B.A., Collège des Jésuites, 1965; B.A., Honours [Political
Science], Laval University, 1968; M.A. [Political Science-International
Relations], Laval University, 1969), born in Quebec City, joined the Department of
External Affairs in 1969 and served abroad in Havana, Paris, Washington and again
in Paris as Minister-Counsellor from 1985 to 1988. From 1991 to 1994 he was
Ambassador to the Kingdom of Spain. In Ottawa, Mr. Juneau has held a number of
positions including Director General, Western Europe Bureau and, since 1994, has
been Assistant Deputy Minister, Europe Branch. He is married to Emitza Escobar-Jurado and they have two children. Mr. Juneau succeeds Jacques Roy.
Michael Molloy, (B.A. [History], University of Notre Dame, 1966), born in
Vancouver, British Columbia, joined the Foreign Service of the Department of
Manpower and Immigration in 1968 and served abroad in Tokyo, Beirut, Minneapolis,
Geneva, Amman, Damascus and Nairobi. In Ottawa, Mr. Molloy held a number of
positions including Senior Co-ordinator of the Indochinese Refugee Program;
Director General, Refugee Affairs; Director General, International Migration and
Program Co-ordination; and, most recently, Director General, Ontario Region,
Citizenship and Immigration Canada, Toronto. He is married to Jo Molloy and they
have three children. Mr. Molloy succeeds Michel de Salaberry.
Michel de Salaberry (B.A. and B.Ph., Laval University and University of Ottawa,
1966; M.A. [Political Science], Queen's University, 1970; doctoral studies,
Fondation nationale des sciences politiques, Paris, 1968-1971), born in Hull,
Quebec, joined the Department of External Affairs in 1975 and served abroad in
Algiers, Rome and Tel Aviv. Since 1995, he has been Ambassador to the Hashemite
Kingdom of Jordan. In Ottawa, Mr. de Salaberry has held a number of positions
including Deputy Director, Middle East Division; Chief of Staff to the Minister
for Constitutional Affairs; and Director, Middle East Relations Division. He
succeeds Donald McLennan.
Dennis Snider (B.A., Waterloo Lutheran University, 1971), born in Goderich,
Ontario, joined the Department of External Affairs in 1972 and served abroad in
Belgrade, Bridgetown, Budapest and Brussels where he was Counsellor, Canadian
Delegation to the North Atlantic Council. Since 1994, he has been Chargé
d'Affaires a.i. to the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. In Ottawa, Mr. Snider has
held a number of positions including Stockholm Conference Co-ordinator, Arms
Control Division; Deputy Director, Defence Relations Division; and Director, Non-Proliferation, Arms Control and Disarmament Division. He is married to Susan
Robertson and they have three children.
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