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<p><font face="Courier"></font><font face="Univers" size="+2">August 4, 1998 No. 183</font></p>
<p align="CENTER"><font face="Univers" size="+2">DIPLOMATIC APPOINTMENTS</font></p>
<p><font face="Courier"></font><font face="Courier">Foreign Affairs Minister Lloyd Axworthy today announced the following diplomatic
appointments:</font></p>
<p><font face="Courier"></font><font face="Courier"><strong>Ruth Archibald</strong> becomes High Commissioner to the Democratic Socialist Republic of
Sri Lanka, with concurrent accreditation to the Republic of Maldives.</font></p>
<p><font face="Courier"><strong>James Bartleman</strong> becomes High Commissioner to the Republic of South Africa, with
concurrent accreditation to the Republic of Mauritius.</font></p>
<p><font face="Courier"><strong>Marc-André Brault</strong> becomes Consul General in Atlanta, United States of America.</font></p>
<p><font face="Courier"><strong>Ferry de Kerckhove</strong> becomes High Commissioner to the Islamic Republic of Pakistan.</font></p>
<p><font face="Courier"><strong>The Honourable Ronald A. Irwin, P.C., C.M., LL.B., Q.C.</strong></font></p>
<p><font face="Courier">becomes Ambassador to Ireland.</font></p>
<p><font face="Courier"><strong></strong></font><font face="Courier"><strong>Claude Laverdure</strong> becomes Ambassador to the Kingdom of Belgium.</font></p>
<p><font face="Courier"><strong>Linda McDonald</strong> becomes Consul General in St. Petersburg, Russian Federation.</font></p>
<p><font face="Courier"><strong>Jean-Michel Roy</strong> becomes Consul General in Saõ Paulo, Federative Republic of
Brazil.</font></p>
<p><font face="Courier"><strong>Kenneth Sunquist</strong> becomes Ambassador to the Republic of Indonesia.</font></p>
<p><font face="Courier"><strong>John Tennant</strong> becomes Consul General in Detroit, United States of America.</font></p>
<p><font face="Courier"><strong></strong></font><font face="Courier"><strong>Denis Thibault</strong> becomes Ambassador to the Republic of Costa Rica, with concurrent
accreditation to the Republic of Nicaragua.</font></p>
<p><font face="Courier"><strong>Robert Vanderloo</strong> becomes Ambassador to the Portuguese Republic.</font></p>
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<p><font face="Courier">Biographical notes on the appointees are attached.</font></p>
<p><font face="Courier">For further information, media representatives may contact:</font></p>
<p><font face="Courier">Debora Brown</font></p>
<p><font face="Courier">Office of the Minister of Foreign Affairs</font></p>
<p><font face="Courier">(613) 995-1851</font></p>
<p><font face="Courier">Media Relations Office</font></p>
<p><font face="Courier">Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade</font></p>
<p><font face="Courier">(613) 995-1874</font></p>
<p><font face="Courier">This document is also available on the Department's Internet site:
http:\\www.dfait-maeci.gc.ca</font></p>
<p><font face="Arial" size="+1">BIOGRAPHICAL NOTES</font><font face="Courier"></font></p>
<p><font face="Courier"></font><font face="Courier"><strong>Ruth Archibald</strong> (BA [English and Political Science], Memorial University, 1970;)
joined the Department of External Affairs in 1993. Following work with the
Government of Ontario, she worked with a number of political organizations from
1972 to 1988. From 1988 to 1992 she was successively Chief of Staff in the office
of the Minister of Employment and Immigration and the Secretary of State for
External Affairs. Subsequently, within the Department she held the position of
Director, Human Security Division from 1993 to 1996. Since 1997, she has been
Director General, Global and Human Issues Bureau. Ms. Archibald succeeds Konrad
Sigurdson.</font></p>
<p><font face="Courier"><strong></strong></font><font face="Courier"><strong>James Bartleman</strong> (BA Honours [History], University of Western Ontario, 1963),
joined the Department of External Affairs in 1966. He is a member of the
Chippewas of Rama First Nation and received his early education in Port Carling,
Muskoka. He has had postings to missions abroad in Bogotá, Dhaka, Bangkok and at
the North Atlantic Council in Brussels. From 1981 to 1983, he was Ambassador to
the Republic of Cuba and from 1986 to 1990 he served as Ambassador to the State
of Israel. In 1990, he returned to Brussels to serve as Permanent Representative
and Ambassador to the Canadian Joint Delegation to the North Atlantic Council.
At headquarters in Ottawa, Mr. Bartleman has held numerous positions including
Director General, Bureau of Intelligence Analysis and Security, and Director
General, Economic Intelligence Bureau. Since 1994, he has been Foreign Policy
Advisor to the Prime Minister and Assistant Secretary to the Cabinet for Foreign
and Defence Policy, Privy Council Office. He is married to Marie Jeanne Bartleman
and they have three children. Mr. Bartleman succeeds Arthur Perron.</font></p>
<p><font face="Courier"><strong>Marc-André Brault </strong>(BA, Université Laval, 1963; LLL, Université Laval, 1966)
joined the Department of Industry, Trade and Commerce in 1966 and has served
abroad in Tel Aviv, Johannesburg, Paris and, from 1990 to 1993, as Minister
(Economic Affairs) and Deputy Head of Mission in Washington. From 1988 to 1990,
he served as Ambassador to Egypt and, from 1993 to 1995, he was Ambassador to the
Republic of South Africa. In Ottawa, he has held a number of positions including
Director General, Africa Bureau at the Department of External Affairs from 1983
to 1985; Assistant Deputy Minister, Africa and the Middle East Branch from 1985
to 1988; and, from 1995 to 1996, he was Assistant Deputy Minister, International
Business Development and Chief Trade Commissioner. In 1996, he was appointed
Assistant Deputy Minister, Asia-Pacific and Africa. He is married to Danièle
Lemieux and they have two children. Mr. Brault succeeds Allan Stewart.</font></p>
<p><font face="Courier"><strong></strong></font><font face="Courier"><strong>Ferry de Kerckhove</strong> (B.Soc.Sc. [Economics], Ottawa University, 1968; MA [Political
Science], Ottawa University, 1970; Doctoral studies in International Relations,
Université Laval, 1971) joined the Department of External Affairs in 1973 and has
served abroad in Teheran, at the Canadian Delegation to NATO in Brussels and,
from 1992 to 1995, in Moscow where he served as Minister-Counsellor. In Ottawa,
he has held positions in a number of divisions including the Western Europe
Division, and the Political and Strategic Analysis Division. He was successively
Director of the Economic and Trade Analysis Division and the Economic Relations
with Developing Countries Division. In 1995, he was appointed Associate Chief Air
Negotiator for Canada and, since 1996, Mr. de Kerckhove has been Director
General, Planning Secretariat and Federal-Provincial Relations. He is married to
Louise Coté and they have four children. Mr. de Kerckhove succeeds Marie-Andrée
Beauchemin.</font></p>
<p><font face="Courier"><strong>The Honourable Ronald A. Irwin, P.C., C.M., LL.B.,Q.C.</strong> (Osgoode Hall Law School,
1962), Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development from 1993 to 1997. Mr.
Irwin was Mayor of Sault Ste. Marie from 1972 to 1974 during which period he was
also a director of the Ontario Municipal Association and the Federation of
Canadian Municipalities. He was a member of the Canadian Radio-Television and
Telecommunications Commission between 1977 and 1980. From 1988 to 1991, he
lectured on Government and Business Relations at Lake Superior State University
in Michigan. Mr. Irwin was first elected to the House of Commons in the general
election of 1980. He was appointed Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of
Justice and Attorney General and to Minister of State (Social Development) in
1980. In October 1981 be became Parliamentary Secretary to the Secretary of State
for External Affairs. In the general election of 1993 he was elected again. Mr.
Irwin was sworn to the Privy Council on November 4, 1993, and served as Minister
of Indian Affairs and Northern Development from November 1993 until June 1997. He
is currently serving as personal advisor to the Prime Minister. Mr. Irwin is a
Member of the Order of Canada. He is married to Mary Margaret Ann Frech and they
have three children. Mr. Irwin succeeds Michael Phillips.</font></p>
<p><font face="Courier"><strong>Claude Laverdure</strong> (BA, Collège André-Grasset, Montréal, 1961; BA [Political
Science], Université de Montréal, 1964; MA [Political Science], Université de
Montréal, 1965) joined the Department of External Affairs in 1965 and has served
in Brussels, Paris, and Tunis. From 1986 to 1989, he was Ambassador to the
Republic of Haiti and from 1989 to 1992 was Ambassador to the Republic of Zaire
with concurrent accreditation to Rwanda, Burundi and the Congo. In Ottawa, he has
held a number of positions including Federal Co-ordinator for la Francophonie;
Director General of Personnel Operations; Assistant Deputy Minister, Africa and
Middle East; and, most recently, Assistant Deputy Minister, Europe, Middle East
and North Africa. He is, as well, the Prime Minister's Personal Representative
for la Francophonie. He is </font></p>
<p><font face="Courier">married to Suzanne Bisson and they have three children. Mr. Laverdure succeeds
Jean-Paul Hubert.</font></p>
<p><font face="Courier"><strong>Linda McDonald</strong> (BSc Honours [Mathematics], Queen's University, 1973) commenced
her career in the Public Service in 1975 as an economist with the Treasury Board
Secretariat. Ms. McDonald joined the Department of External Affairs and
International Trade in 1981 as a member of the Development Assistance Stream,
transferring to the Trade Commissioner Service in 1991. She served abroad
previously in New Delhi with the Canadian International Development Agency as
Counsellor (Development). Her most recent assignment is in Warsaw where she has
been Counsellor (Commercial) since 1994. In 1991, she was named Deputy Director
of the Africa and Middle East Trade Development Division at the Department of
Foreign Affairs and International Trade where she served until 1994. Ms. McDonald
will be accompanied by her spouse, Assen Sefanov. She succeeds Anne Collins.</font></p>
<p><font face="Courier"><strong>Jean-Michel Roy</strong> (BA, University of Montréal, 1965; MBA, University of Montréal,
1968) joined the Trade Commissioner Service in 1968 and has served abroad in
Belgrade, London, Santiago, New York, and Brasilia. In 1994, he was appointed
Counsellor (Commercial/Economic) at the Canadian High Commission in London. His
most recent assignment at headquarters was as Director of the Export Controls
Division from 1990 to 1994. He also served earlier in Personnel and as Executive
Assistant to the Senior Assistant Deputy Minister, (Operations) at the Department
of Industry, Trade and Commerce. Mr. Roy is married to Maria de Lourdes Da Silva
and has one daughter, France-Isabelle. He succeeds Michael Spencer.</font></p>
<p><font face="Courier"><strong>Kenneth Sunquist</strong> (BAdmin, University of Saskatchewan, 1970; MPA [Organization,
Management], San Francisco, 1982; Banff School of Advanced Management, 1990)
joined the Trade Commissioner Service in 1973. He has seen service abroad in
Kingston, Belgrade, San Francisco, Seoul and, from 1994 to 1997, in Beijing where
he was Minister (Commercial). His assignments at headquarters have included
Director of the Export Information Division, Acting Director General of the Trade
Communications Bureau, and Director of the Trade Development Liaison and Special
Projects Division. From 1988 to 1990, he was Co-ordinator of the Trade
Development Policy Secretariat. He was the 1996 recipient of the Minister's Award
for Foreign Policy Excellence and received the 1997 Public Service Award of
Excellence. Mr. Sunquist is married to Carolyn Sunquist and they have two sons.
He succeeds Gary Smith.</font></p>
<p><font face="Courier"><strong>John Tennant</strong> (BCom, McGill University, 1963) joined the Trade Commissioner
Service in 1963. He has served most of his career in missions abroad, beginning
with Melbourne and continuing on to Port of Spain, Guatemala, Lagos, and Tokyo.
He served in Chicago and New York between 1981 and 1990. From 1990 to 1994, he
was Director General, Asia Pacific North Bureau. Since 1994, </font></p>
<p><font face="Courier">Mr. Tennant has been Minister (Economic/Commercial) in Tokyo. He is married to
Barbara Campbell and they have two children. </font></p>
<p><font face="Courier">Mr. Tennant succeeds Donald Wismer.</font></p>
<p><font face="Courier"></font><font face="Courier"><strong>Denis Thibault</strong> (LLL, University of Sherbrooke, 1972) joined the Trade
Commissioner Service in 1974. He has served abroad in Madrid, San Juan, Atlanta,
Tunis, Buenos Aires, Caracas and Mexico, where he is presently serving as
Minister-Counsellor (Commercial/Economic). His assignments at headquarters in
Ottawa have included the Africa Trade Development Division from 1984 to 1986 and
as Director of the Latin America and Caribbean Trade Division from 1993 to 1995.
Mr. Thibault is married to Isabel Rodriguez Alonso. He succeeds Dan Goodleaf.</font></p>
<p><font face="Courier"><strong></strong></font><font face="Courier"><strong>Robert Vanderloo</strong> (BCom Honours, Carleton University, 1973) joined the Trade
Commissioner Service in 1974 and has been posted abroad to Rio de Janeiro, Bonn,
Jakarta, Bangkok and New Delhi where, from 1991 to 1994, he served as Counsellor
(Commercial). At headquarters he has seen service in a variety of positions
including the Trade Commissioner Service Personnel Division, the Central and
Eastern European Division, and the Asia-Pacific Task Force, where he organized
the Team Canada visit to South and Southeast Asia in 1995. In his most recent
assignment, </font></p>
<p><font face="Courier">Mr. Vanderloo was Executive Director, APEC '97 Co-ordinating Office, responsible
for the organization of the 5th APEC Economic Leaders Meeting in November 1997.
He is married to Luci Vanderloo and they have two children. Mr. Vanderloo
succeeds Patricia Marsden-Dole.</font></p>
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