NEWS RELEASES

September 27, 2001 (2:15 p.m. EDT) No. 136

MANLEY ANNOUNCES APPOINTMENT TO

ASIA PACIFIC FOUNDATION OF CANADA

John Manley, Minister of Foreign Affairs, today announced the appointment of David Mulroney to the Board of Directors of the Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada, effective immediately.

The Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada, created in 1984 by an act of Parliament, is a private non-profit organization funded by the federal and provincial governments, with additional financial support from the private sector. The Foundation's mission is to help Canadians better understand, and be more successful in, the Asia-Pacific region.

The Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada and its subsidiaries, the GLOBE Foundation and the Canadian Education Centre Network, operate a number of programs to further Canada's economic interests in the region. The Foundation also houses the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum Study Centre, which promotes collaborative research and disseminates information and analysis on APEC and on priority issues for Canada's involvement in this forum.

For further information on the Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada, please visit their Internet site at http://www.apfc.ca

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A biographical note on Mr. Mulroney is attached.

For further information, media representatives may contact:

Sanjeev Chowdhury

Press Secretary

Office of the Minister of Foreign Affairs

(613) 995-1851

Media Relations Office

Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade

(613) 995-1874

BIOGRAPHICAL NOTE

David Mulroney was born in Halifax in 1954. He graduated with a B.A. in English from the University of Toronto, where he was Gold Medallist in English in 1978. He joined the Foreign Service in 1981. As Consul and Trade Commissioner at the Canadian Consulate General in Shanghai from 1986 to1988, Mr. Mulroney was part of the team that re-established Canada's official presence in the commercial heart of East China. Mr. Mulroney was Deputy Director of the East Asia Trade section of the Department of External Affairs from 1988 to 1990. From 1990 to1992, he served as Executive Assistant to Canada's Deputy Minister for International Trade. Mr. Mulroney was Commercial Counsellor in the Canadian High Commission in Kuala Lumpur from 1992 to 1995. From 1995 to 1998, he served as Executive Director of the Canada China Business Council. From 1998 to 2001, he was Executive Director of the Canadian Trade Office in Taipei. Mr. Mulroney is currently Assistant Deputy Minister, Asia-Pacific, in the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade, where he is responsible for managing Canada's relations with the countries of the region.