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<p><font size="+1"></font><font size="+1"><strong>August 2, 2002 <em>(2:40 p.m. EDT)</em> No. 90</strong></font></p>
<p align="CENTER"><font size="+1"><strong>DIPLOMATIC APPOINTMENTS</strong></font></p>
<p>Bill Graham, Minister of Foreign Affairs, today announced the following diplomatic appointments:</p>
<p><strong>David Adam</strong> becomes Ambassador to the Republic of Panama.</p>
<p><strong>Gerald K. Campbell</strong> becomes High Commissioner to the People's Republic of Bangladesh.</p>
<p><strong>Ronald Davidson</strong> becomes Consul General in Sao Paulo (Federative Republic of Brazil).</p>
<p><strong>Michel Duval</strong> becomes Ambassador to the Lebanese Republic.</p>
<p><strong>Jim Feir</strong> becomes Consul General in Guangzhou (People's Republic of China).</p>
<p><strong>Ronald Halpin</strong> becomes Ambassador to the Republic of Hungary, with concurrent accreditation to the Republic of
Slovenia.</p>
<p><strong>James Hill</strong> becomes Consul General in Rio de Janeiro (Federative Republic of Brazil).</p>
<p><strong>Jeremy K.B. Kinsman</strong> becomes Ambassador to the European Union.</p>
<p><strong>Richard Lecoq</strong> becomes Ambassador to the Socialist Republic of Vietnam.</p>
<p><strong>Rosaline Murray</strong> becomes Ambassador to the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia.</p>
<p><strong>Philip Somerville</strong> becomes Ambassador to the Hellenic Republic.</p>
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<p>Biographical notes on the appointees are attached.</p>
<p>For further information, media representatives may contact:</p>
<p>Media Relations Office</p>
<p>Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade</p>
<p>(613) 995-1874</p>
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<p><font size="+1"><strong>BIOGRAPHICAL NOTES</strong></font></p>
<p><strong>David Adam</strong> (BA, Honours [English and History], University of Western Ontario, 1965; JD, University of Toronto, 1968)
joined the Trade Commissioner Service of the Department of Industry, Trade and Commerce in 1968 and served abroad in
New York (twice), New Delhi, Santiago, Caracas and, from 1990 to 1993, in Mexico City, as Minister-Counsellor
(Commercial/Economic). From 1995 to 1998, he served as Ambassador to Ecuador. In Ottawa, Mr. Adam held a number of
positions including Director, Western Europe Division; Director, Export Controls Division; and Senior Departmental
Assistant in the Office of the Minister for International Trade. In 1994, he became Director of the South America Relations
Division, subsequently serving as Director for Regional Coordination, Latin America and Caribbean Branch. Also in 1994,
Mr. Adam was named Ambassador in support of the Winnipeg bid for the 1999 Pan-American Games and, in 2000-2001,
he served as Ambassador in support of Toronto's bid for the 2008 Olympic Summer Games. Since 2001, he has been
Departmental Assistant in the Office of the Secretary of State (Asia-Pacific). He is married to Tatiana Jilkina and they have
a son. Mr. Adam succeeds Daniel Daley.</p>
<p><strong>Gerald K. Campbell</strong> (BA, University of British Columbia, 1968) joined the Department of Employment and Immigration
in 1971, entering the Department of External Affairs in the consolidation of the foreign service in 1978. He served in
London, Port of Spain, Hong Kong (twice), and Kingston and at the Permanent Mission of Canada to the Office of the
United Nations in Geneva. In Ottawa, he served in a variety of positions. From 1994 to 1997, he was Director General,
International Region, at Citizenship and Immigration Canada and, in 1997, he was named Assistant Deputy Minister,
Operations, in that same Department. Since 1998, Mr. Campbell has served as High Commissioner to Kenya. He is married
to Edith Ming Wai Hung and they have three daughters. Mr. Campbell succeeds David Preston.</p>
<p><strong>Ronald Davidson </strong>(BSc, McGill University, 1971) joined Agriculture Canada in 1971 and held several positions in that
Department, including Associate Director, International Market Development Division, from 1983 to 1987. Following
assignments in Washington and Paris, he transferred to the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade in 1991.
From 1994 to 1999, he served abroad in Tokyo. In Ottawa, he held positions in the Office of North America Free Trade
Negotiations, the Trade Rules Division, and the Technical Barriers and Regulations Division. In 1999, he was named
Deputy Director of the South America Division, and became Director in 2000. He has three children and will be
accompanied to post by his spouse, Marcia Foster. Mr. Davidson succeeds Michel Roy.</p>
<p><strong>Michel Duval</strong> (BA, Laval University, 1969; BSc, University of Montreal, 1972; MSc, University of Montreal, 1976; MAP,
École nationale d'administration publique, 1980), joined the Department of External Affairs in 1973. He served abroad in
Paris, at the Permanent Delegation of Canada to the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development, and in
Budapest and Bonn. At Headquarters, he held a number of functional and political positions, including Director of the
Western European Relations Division, Director of the Professional School at the Canadian Foreign Service Institute and
Director of the Regional Security and Peacekeeping Division. Since 1997, he has served as Deputy Permanent
Representative and Ambassador to the United Nations in New York. He is married to Louise Blais. Mr. Duval succeeds
Haig Sarafian.</p>
<p><strong>Jim Feir</strong> (BComm, Honours, University of Manitoba, 1975) joined the Department of External Affairs in 1975 and served
abroad in Seoul, Havana, Melbourne, Lisbon, Singapore and Sydney. From 1998 to 2000, he served for a second time in
Seoul, as Minister-Counsellor (Commercial) and Consul. In Ottawa, he undertook assignments in the Trade Commissioner
Service Personnel Division and the Japan Trade Development Division. Since 2000, he has served in Hong Kong, as
Consul. He is married to Marilyn Feir and they have two daughters. Mr. Feir succeeds Paul Lau.</p>
<p><strong>Ronald Halpin</strong> (BA, Honours, Royal Military College, 1971) joined the Department of External Affairs in 1975 after a
number of years of military service, including peacekeeping duties in Cyprus. He served in Canadian embassies in Pretoria,
Moscow and Warsaw. In 1997, he was named Ambassador to the Czech Republic, a position he held until 2000. At
Headquarters, he worked in such areas as the Political and Strategic Analysis Division, the USSR and Eastern Europe
Relations Division and the Personnel Division. He was Senior Adviser for Security and Counterterrorism from 1992 to
1995 and, from 1995 to 1997, he served as Director General of the Resource Planning and Management Bureau. Since
2000, he has been Director General of the Central, East and South Europe Bureau. Mr. Halpin is married to Françoise
Halpin (née Lacasse) and they have two children. Mr. Halpin succeeds Marta Moszczenska.</p>
<p><strong>James Hill</strong> (BEd, University of Saskatchewan, 1983; BA, University of Saskatchewan, 1986; Post Graduate Diploma,
University of Candido Mendes, Brazil, 1998) joined the Department of External Affairs in 1989 and served abroad in
Tehran and Rio de Janeiro. In 1998-99, he served in Skopje and Pristina as Head of the Canadian Delegation to the Kosovo
Diplomatic Observer Mission. In Ottawa, he held positions in the Trade Commissioner Service Strategic Planning Division
and in the Office of the Coordinator, Western Hemisphere Summits. Since 2000, he has served as Deputy Director in the
Latin America Division. The Consulate in Rio de Janeiro has recently been upgraded to a Consulate General. </p>
<p><strong>Jeremy K.B. Kinsman</strong> (Princeton University, 1963; Institut d'études politiques, Paris, 1965) joined the Department of
External Affairs in 1966. He served abroad in Brussels with the Canadian Delegation to the European Economic
Communities, in Algiers, in New York as Minister-Counsellor and subsequently as Minister and Deputy Permanent
Representative with the Canadian Mission to the United Nations, and in Washington as Minister. In Ottawa, Mr. Kinsman
held a number of positions including Chairman of the Policy Planning Secretariat; Assistant Deputy Minister, Cultural
Affairs and Broadcasting with the Department of Communications; and Assistant Deputy Minister, Political Affairs and
International Security. From 1993 to 1996, he served as Ambassador to the Russian Federation and, in 1996, he was named
Ambassador to Italy, a position he held until 2000. Since 2000, he has served as High Commissioner to the United
Kingdom. He is married to Hana Kinsman and has two children. Mr. Kinsman succeeds James Bartleman, who was named
Lieutenant Governor of Ontario earlier this year.</p>
<p><strong>Richard Lecoq</strong> (Institut d'études politiques, Grenoble, France, 1971; MBA, Richard Ivey School of Business, University
of Western Ontario, 1976) joined the Foreign Service as a Trade Commissioner in 1976 and served abroad in Algiers,
Boston, Paris and Budapest. From 1981 to 1987, he had two consecutive assignments in Montreal, first in the private sector
(Sofati Ltd.) and then in the regional office of the federal Department of Regional Industrial Expansion. In Ottawa, he held
a number of positions, including Deputy Director of the Media Relations Office and departmental spokesperson, Director of
the Trade Commissioners Service Operations Division, and Director of the Export Finance Division. Since 2000, he has
been Director General of the Communications Bureau. He is married to Ilona Horvath and they have four children. Mr.
Lecoq succeeds Cécile Latour. </p>
<p><strong>Rosaline Murray</strong> (BA [Science], Collège Jésus-Marie d'Outrement, 1968; BAdm, École des hautes études commerciales,
1971; MBA, École des hautes études commerciales, 1975) joined the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA)
in 1975 and served abroad in Kinshasa, Morocco and Haiti, where she headed the aid program in 1998-99. From 1981 to
1984, she served as a technical adviser on a World Bank project at the Ministry of Planning of Senegal. At CIDA
headquarters, she held a number of positions, including Director, Integration of Women in Development; Director of
Operations, Central America; Program Director for Central America; and, from 1996 to 1998, Director General for NGOs,
Partnership Directorate. In 1999, she was named Regional Director of the Panafrican and Francophonie Program. She is
married to Pierre Nadeau. Ms. Murray succeeds John Schram.</p>
<p><strong>Philip Somerville</strong> (BA, University of Toronto, 1969; MA, London School of Economics, 1970) joined the Department of
External Affairs in 1971 and served abroad in San Francisco, Caracas and Washington, where he was Minister-Counsellor
(Economic) from 1986 to 1991. From 1977 to 1979, he undertook an assignment at the Department of Finance. At
Headquarters, he served in the United States Division, the General Economic Relations Finance and Investment Division,
and the International Financial and Investment Affairs Division. From 1991 to 1997, he was Director General, Economic
Policy Bureau. Since 1997, he has served as Minister at the Canadian embassy in Germany. Mr. Somerville succeeds David
Hutton.</p>
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