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Prime Minister announces diplomatic nomination of former Clerk of the Privy CouncilNEWS RELEASE7 March 2006
Ottawa, Ontario Prime Minister Stephen Harper today announced the nomination of Mr. Alexander Himelfarb, former Clerk of the Privy Council and Secretary to the Cabinet, as Ambassador of Canada to the Italian Republic with concurrent accreditation to the Republic of Albania and the Republic of San Marino, and as High Commissioner for Canada to the Republic of Malta. "During his tenure as the 19th Clerk of the Privy Council, Mr. Himelfarb has provided guidance through two transitions and advice to three Prime Ministers. I thank him for his wise counsel and assistance. He has served his country with great distinction," Prime Minister Harper said. "I have every confidence that Mr. Himelfarb will represent Canada's interests abroad in an outstanding fashion and further enhance Canada's solid reputation on the international scene when he undertakes his new and important assignment," Prime Minister Harper said. Mr. Himelfarb's assignment is expected to start in August 2006. Biographical notes follow. * * * * * * * * * * ALEXANDER HIMELFARB BIOGRAPHICAL NOTES Date of Birth: July 1947 Education: Bachelor, Sociology, University of Toronto Masters, Sociology, University of Toronto Doctorate, Sociology, University of Toronto Professional Experience: May 2002 - March 2006 Clerk of the Privy Council and Secretary to the Cabinet June 1999 to May 2002 Deputy Minister of Canadian Heritage October 1998 May 1999 Associate Secretary of the Treasury Board; Head, Social Union Task Force July 1997 October 1998 Deputy Secretary, Treasury Board Secretariat February 1995 July 1997 Assistant Secretary to the Cabinet, Social Development Policy, Privy Council Office August 1994 February 1995 Executive Director, Planning, Review and Renewal, Department of Citizenship and Immigration December 1993 August 1994 Executive Director, Information Management and Renewal, Department of Justice November 1989 December 1993 Various positions with the National Parole Board which culminated in the position of Executive Director July 1986 November 1989 Director General, Planning and Systems Group and Planning and Management Branch, Department of Solicitor General December 1981 July 1986 Chief, Victimization Research, then Director, Statistics Division, Program Branch, Department of Solicitor General July 1972 to December 1981 Professor, Sociology, University of New Brunswick and then Chief of Evaluation, Unified Family Courts, Department of Justice (Executive Interchange) |
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