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NEWS RELEASES
DIPLOMATIC APPOINTMENTS
July 5, 2002 (10:00 a.m. EDT) No. 76
DIPLOMATIC APPOINTMENTS
Bill Graham, Minister of Foreign Affairs, today announced the following diplomatic appointments:
Robert Andrigo becomes Ambassador to the Republic of Latvia, with concurrent accreditation to the Republic of Estonia
and the Republic of Lithuania.
Stefanie Beck becomes Ambassador to the Kingdom of Cambodia.
Adam Blackwell becomes Ambassador to the Dominican Republic.
Mel Cappe becomes High Commissioner to the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
Anne Charles becomes Consul General in Chicago (United States of America).
Allan Culham becomes Ambassador to the Republic of Venezuela.
Jean-Marc Duval becomes Ambassador to the Republic of Colombia.
David Hutton becomes Ambassador to the United Arab Emirates.
James Lambert becomes Ambassador to the Republic of Guatemala, with concurrent accreditation to the Republic of El
Salvador.
Paul Lau becomes High Commissioner to Brunei Darussalam.
Gilbert Laurin becomes Deputy Permanent Representative and Ambassador to the United Nations.
Michael Leir becomes Ambassador to the Republic of Turkey, with concurrent accreditation to the Republic of Georgia
and to Turkmenistan.
Ralph Lysyshyn becomes Ambassador to the Republic of Poland.
Donald McLennan becomes Ambassador to the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia.
Mark Moher becomes Ambassador to Ireland.
Valerie Raymond becomes High Commissioner to the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, with concurrent
accreditation to the Republic of Maldives.
Jean-Michel Roy becomes Consul General in Dallas (United States of America).
John Schram becomes High Commissioner to the Republic of Zimbabwe.
Christopher Thomson becomes Consul General in Minneapolis (United States of America).
James Wall becomes High Commissioner to the Republic of Kenya, with concurrent accreditation as Permanent
Representative to the United Nations Centre for Human Settlements in Nairobi, and Permanent Representative to the
United Nations Environment Program in Nairobi.
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Biographical notes on the appointees are attached.
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BIOGRAPHICAL NOTES
Robert Andrigo (BComm, University of Toronto, 1965; Research student in International Relations at the London School
of Economics and Political Science, 1965-66) joined the Department of Industry, Trade and Commerce in 1968 and served
abroad in Hong Kong, Beijing, Rome, Lagos and Brussels. From 1992 to 1996, he served a second time in Rome, as
Minister-Counsellor and Permanent Representative of Canada to the UN Food and Agriculture Organization. In Ottawa, he
held a number of positions, including Director, European Community Division; Director, Services, Intellectual Property
and General Trade Policy Division; and Director, Program Analysis and Corporate Planning Division. Since 1999, he has
served in New Delhi as Deputy High Commissioner. He is married to Cornelia (Connie) Andrigo and they have three
children. Mr. Andrigo succeeds Peter McKellar.
Stefanie Beck (BA, McGill University, 1987) joined the Department of External Affairs in 1990 and served abroad in
Dakar and Canberra. In Ottawa, she served in the Central and Eastern Europe Relations Division, the Japan Division, and
the United Nations and Commonwealth Affairs Division. Ms. Beck is married to Patrice Galvani and they have a daughter
and a son. Ms. Beck succeeds Normand Mailhot.
Adam Blackwell (BA, University of Waterloo, 1982; Diploma Henley Management College, 1990; Executive
Development Program, Queen's University) joined the Department of External Affairs in 1980. He served abroad in
Kinshasa and Lagos, at the Canadian Mission to the United Nations in New York, and in Nairobi. From 1995 to 1998, he
served in Mexico as Counsellor and Consul. In Ottawa, he held a number of positions, including Area Management
Adviser, Africa and Middle East Branch and Director, Client Services Division. Since 1999, he has been Director of the
Corporate Management Systems and Policy Division. He is married to Caroline Blackwell and they have three children.
Mr. Blackwell succeeds Bruno Picard.
Mel Cappe (BA [Economics], University of Toronto, 1971; MA [Economics], University of Western Ontario, 1972;
postgraduate work, University of Toronto; LLD, University of Western Ontario, 2002) joined the Public Service of Canada
in 1975 and held economic and policy positions in the Treasury Board Secretariat and the Department of Finance before
joining Consumer and Corporate Affairs as Deputy Director of Investigation and Research in 1982. He later held the
positions of Assistant Deputy Minister, Competition Policy; Assistant Deputy Minister, Policy Coordination; and Assistant
Deputy Minister, Corporate Affairs and Legislative Policy in that department. He returned to the Treasury Board Secretariat
in January 1990 as Senior Assistant Secretary and was appointed Deputy Secretary, Program Branch, in April 1990. In
1994, Mr. Cappe was appointed Deputy Minister of Environment Canada. He became Deputy Minister, Human Resources
Development Canada and concurrently Chairperson, Canada Employment Insurance Commission and Deputy Minister of
Labour in 1996. From 1999 to May 2002, he served as Clerk of the Privy Council and Secretary to the Cabinet. He is
married to Marline (Marni) Cappe and has two children. Mr. Cappe succeeds Jeremy Kinsman.
Anne Charles (BA [English], University of Toronto, 1967; MA [Political Science], University of Toronto, 1969) joined
the Department of Industry, Trade and Commerce in 1972 and served abroad in Sydney, Bogota, Belgrade and Dallas. In
1988, she was appointed Ambassador to Peru, in 1990 Consul General in Detroit, and in 1996 High Commissioner to
Zimbabwe, a position she held until 1999. At Headquarters, she worked in the Industrial Trade Policy Division and
undertook assignments in the Department of Finance and the Ministry of State for Economic and Regional Development. In
1995, she was made Special Negotiator for Environmental Military Issues. From 1999 to 2001, she served as Director of
the United States Transboundary Division. Ms. Charles succeeds Christopher Poole.
Allan Culham (BA [Economics], Queen's University, 1973; MA [Economics], University of Western Ontario, 1974)
joined the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) in 1981, after a number of years engaged in development
work in Botswana. He became a foreign service officer in 1988 and served abroad in Dar-es-Salaam and Jakarta. In Ottawa,
he undertook several assignments at CIDA and served as Director, Corporate Information Division, from 1991 to 1992. At
the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade, he was Director, Energy and Nuclear Affairs Division from
1992 to 1996. From 1996 to 1999, he was Minister-Counsellor at the Canadian Embassy in Mexico City. Since 1999, he
has served as Ambassador to Guatemala. He is married to Mary Culham and they have two children. Mr. Culham succeeds
Colin Russel.
Jean-Marc Duval (BComm, University of Montreal, 1973; MSc [International Affairs], University of British Columbia,
1974) joined the Department of Industry, Trade and Commerce in 1974 as a Trade Commissioner and served abroad in
Athens, Bonn, Brussels, Dakar and Bern. He attended the Collège d'Europe in Bruges, Belgium, from 1977 to 1978
(Certificate of Advanced European Studies). In Ottawa, Mr. Duval undertook assignments in the South and Southeast Asia
Divisions, the East Asia Trade Development Division and the Office of the Minister for External Relations as Senior
Departmental Assistant. From 1993 to 1994, he served as Director of Personnel, Trade Commissioner Service, and from
1994 to 1997 was Director of the Trade/Political Personnel Division. From 1997 to 1999, he was Director General,
European Union, North and West Europe Bureau. Since 1999, he has served as Ambassador to Turkey. Mr. Duval is
married to Louise Aubin and they have one daughter. Mr. Duval succeeds Guillermo Rishchynski.
David Hutton (BA [Political Science and Economics], University of British Columbia, 1967; MBA [Finance and
International Business], Queen's University, 1970) joined the Trade Commissioner Service in 1970 and served abroad in
Kingston and Stockholm, and at the Canadian Mission to the United Nations in New York. From 1981 to 1986, he was
seconded to the Canadian International Development Agency, where he held the positions of Deputy Director of the
International Financial Institution Division and Director of the Food Aid Centre. After returning to the Department of
External Affairs in 1986, he served as a Trade Commissioner in the Canadian missions in London and Jakarta. From 1994
to 1998, he was Director of the European Union Division. Since 1998, Mr. Hutton has served as Ambassador to Greece. He
is married to Victoria Hutton (née Phillips) and they have three children. Mr. Hutton succeeds Christopher Thomson.
James Lambert (BA, Honours, Queen's University, 1979; Graduate Studies, Norman Paterson School of International
Affairs, Carleton University) joined the Department of External Affairs in 1982 and served abroad in Lagos, San José and
Tokyo. In Ottawa he held positions in the International Economic Relations Division, the Asia Pacific Regional
Coordination Division and the Caribbean and Central America Division. Since 1999, Mr. Lambert has served in Mexico
City as Minister-Counsellor. He is married to Alexandra Echeverria-Lambert and they have two children. Mr. Lambert
succeeds Allan Culham.
Paul S.H. Lau (BA, University of Western Ontario, 1971; MBA, Queen's University, 1973) joined the Department of
Industry, Trade and Commerce in 1973, and served abroad in Beijing and Kuala Lumpur. In Ottawa, Mr. Lau served with
the Royal Commission on the Northern Pipeline and was Chief Analyst with the Royal Commission on the Automotive
Industry. He also served as Chief Negotiator for Japanese automotive investment projects, and as Manager of the Canada-U.S.A. Auto Pact. From 1987 to 1991, he was Director, Industrial Trade Policy, where he served concurrently with the
negotiation teams for the Uruguay Round of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade and the North American Free
Trade Agreement. From 1991 to 1995, Mr. Lau served with Industry Canada in Vancouver as Deputy Regional Executive
Director (Pacific). Since 1998, he has been Consul General in Guangzhou, China. He is married to Shirley Chang and they
have two daughters. Mr. Lau succeeds Neil Reeder.
Gilbert Laurin (BA, Honours, University of Manitoba, 1967; LLB, Osgoode Hall Law School, 1975) joined the Canada
Employment and Immigration Commission in 1980 and served abroad in Marseille, Paris and Damascus. From 1992 to
1994, he served with the Senior Appointments Secretariat at the Privy Council Office. After moving to the Department of
Foreign Affairs and International Trade in 1994, he served in the Legal Operations Division and, from 1997 to 2001, in
Rome. Since 2001, he has been Minister-Counsellor with the Canadian Permanent Mission to the United Nations in New
York. He is married to Maureen Girvan. Mr. Laurin succeeds Michel Duval.
Michael Leir (BA, Dalhousie University, 1971; LLB, Dalhousie University, 1974; LLM, University of London, 1975)
joined the Department of External Affairs in 1976 and served abroad in Geneva, Singapore and Washington. In Ottawa, he
held several positions in the Legal Bureau and, from 1987 to 1989, served as Assistant General Counsel in the Trade
Negotiations Office. In 1989-90, he undertook an assignment at the Department of Justice, as Acting Senior General
Counsel. On his return to the Department, he served as Director, Legal Advisory Division. From 1996 to 1999, Mr. Leir
served as Director General, United States Bureau and, in 1999, was named Legal Adviser. Mr. Leir succeeds Jean-Marc
Duval.
Ralph Lysyshyn (BA, McGill University, 1969; MA, University of Alberta, 1971) joined the Department of External
Affairs in 1972 and served abroad in Moscow, Lagos, Washington and Brussels, where he was Minister-Counsellor at the
Canadian Mission to NATO from 1990 to 1994. In Ottawa, he was seconded to the Privy Council Office in 1978-79. At
Headquarters, Mr. Lysyshyn held a number of positions, including Director, Arms Control and Disarmament Division and,
from 1994 to 1998, Director General International Security and Arms Control Bureau. Since 1998, he has served as the first
President of the Forum of Federations. He is married to Susan Margaret Lysyshyn and they have three children. Mr.
Lysyshyn succeeds Donald McLennan.
Donald P. McLennan, (BSc [Physics], Laval University, 1968; MBA, University of Alberta, 1970) joined the Department
of Industry, Trade and Commerce as a Trade Commissioner in 1970 and served abroad in Hong Kong, Belgrade, Lagos,
Bern and London, and as Minister-Counsellor (Commercial) in Riyadh. In 1993, he was named Ambassador to Iran, a
position he held until 1996. In Ottawa, Mr. McLennan was seconded to the International Programs Division of the
Department of Finance from 1979 to 1982. From 1996 to 1999, he was Director of the Policy and Strategic Planning
Division. Since 1999, Mr. McLennan has served as Ambassador to Poland. He is married to Judy McLennan and they have
three children. Mr. McLennan succeeds Angela Bogdan.
Mark Moher (BA [Sciences], University of Western Ontario, 1966; MA [History], University of Toronto, 1969) joined the
Department of External Affairs in 1973 and served abroad in Geneva and Caracas. In 1995, he became Alternate Permanent
Representative and Ambassador to the Office of the United Nations and Ambassador to the United Nations for
Disarmament in Geneva, a position he held until 1999. In Ottawa, he has worked on science, environment, energy, nuclear
and personnel issues. He was appointed successively Director of the Nuclear Division; Director of the U.S. Relations
Division; Director General for Policy Planning; and Director General for International Security Policy and Arms Control
and OSCE Affairs. From 1999 to 2001, he served as Director General of the United States Bureau. He is married to
Jean Moher and they have three children. Mr. Moher succeeds the Honourable Ronald A. Irwin.
Valerie Raymond (BA, Honours, University of Guelph, 1974; BJ, Honours, Carleton University, 1976) joined the
Department of External Affairs in 1986 after serving as a journalist at the Ottawa Citizen, and after several years at the
Departments of Energy, Mines and Resources, Employment and Immigration, and Status of Women Canada. In Ottawa, she
held a number of positions including Director, External Communications; Director, Human Rights, Women's Equality and
Social Affairs; Executive Director, 1995 UN World Conference on Women; Coordinator, 1996 Habitat II Summit; and
Director, Arts and Cultural Industries Promotion. From 1997 to 2001, Ms. Raymond served as High Commissioner to New
Zealand. Since 2001, she has served as Coordinator, Special Projects, Human Resources. She has one daughter. Ms.
Raymond succeeds Ruth Archibald.
Jean-Michel Roy (BA, University of Montreal, 1965; MBA, University of Montreal, 1968) joined the Trade
Commissioner Service of the Department of Industry, Trade and Commerce in 1968 and served abroad in Belgrade,
London (twice), Santiago, New York and Brasilia. In Ottawa, he served in the Personnel Division and as Executive
Assistant to the Senior Assistant Deputy Minister (Operations) at the Department of Industry, Trade and Commerce. From
1990 to 1994, he was Director of the Export Controls Division at the Department of Foreign Affairs and International
Trade. Since 1998, he has served as Consul General in Sao Paulo. He is married to Maria de Lourdes (Malu) da Silva and
has one daughter. Mr. Roy succeeds Allan Poole.
John Schram (BA, Honours, University of Western Ontario, 1962; LLB, University of Toronto, 1965; MA, University of
Ghana, Institute of African Studies, Commonwealth Scholar, 1967; LLD, University of Ghana, 1999) joined the
Department of External Affairs in 1969 and served abroad in Lagos, Manila, London and Pretoria. In Ottawa, he held
positions in the African, Legal Operations and Pacific Divisions; Arms Control and Disarmament Division; and the Summit
Management Office, where he served as Logistics and Protocol Coordinator for the 1987 Vancouver Commonwealth Heads
of Government Meeting and the 1988 Toronto Economic Summit. From 1992 to 1994, he was Director of the Eastern and
Southern Africa Relations Division. From 1994 to 1998, Mr. Schram was High Commissioner to the Republic of Ghana
and, since 1998, he has served as Ambassador to Ethiopia. He is married to Alena Schram and they have three children. Mr.
Schram succeeds James Wall.
Christopher Thomson (BA [Economics and Political Science], University of British Columbia, 1964) joined the
Department of External Affairs in 1971 after working as a stockbroker in Vancouver, and served abroad in Beirut and Hong
Kong, at the Canadian Permanent Delegation to the United Nations in New York, and in Geneva. From 1993 to 1997, Mr.
Thomson was Minister-Counsellor and Deputy Permanent Representative at the Permanent Delegation of Canada to the
Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, in Paris. In Ottawa, he held a number of positions, including in
the Foreign and Defence Policy Secretariat at the Privy Council Office from 1989 to 1991. He also served as Senior
Departmental Assistant to the Secretary of State for External Affairs. From 1997 to 1999, he was Director, Trade Policy
Planning Division. Since 1999, Mr. Thomson has been Ambassador to the United Arab Emirates. He is married to Katrina
Thomson (née Hicks) and has five children. Mr. Thomson succeeds Susan Thompson.
James Wall (BA, Honours, Carleton University, 1968; LLB, University of Ottawa, 1973) joined the Department of
External Affairs in 1976 and served abroad in New Delhi, Jakarta and Nairobi. In Ottawa, he undertook several
assignments in the Legal Bureau, serving as Director of the Economic and Trade Law Division from 1990 to 1992. From
1996 to 1997, he was Director of the Information and Technology Trade Policy Division. In 1997, he became Director
General of the International and Economic Issues Directorate at Environment Canada, a position he held until 1998. Since
1999, Mr. Wall has served as High Commissioner to Zimbabwe. He is married to Heather Wall and they have one son. Mr.
Wall succeeds Gerald Campbell.
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