July 15, 1998 No. 171

DIPLOMATIC APPOINTMENTS

Foreign Affairs Minister Lloyd Axworthy today announced the following diplomatic appointments:

Mark Bailey becomes Ambassador to the Kingdom of Morocco.

Claude Baillargeon becomes High Commissioner to the Republic of Cameroon.

Marie-Andrée Beauchemin becomes Ambassador to the Arab Republic of Egypt.

Gerald K. Campbell becomes High Commissioner to the Republic of Kenya, with concurrent accreditation to the Republic of Uganda, and Permanent Representative to the United Nations Centre for Human Settlements (Habitat) and to the United Nations Environment Program, in Nairobi.

David Collins becomes Ambassador to Romania, with concurrent accreditation to the Republic of Bulgaria and the Republic of Moldova.

Derek Fraser becomes Ambassador to Ukraine.

Janet Graham becomes High Commissioner to the Republic of Ghana.

Jean-Paul Hubert becomes Ambassador to the Argentine Republic, with concurrent accreditation to the Republic of Paraguay.

David Hutton becomes Ambassador to the Hellenic Republic (Greece).

John Kneale becomes Ambassador to the Republic of Ecuador.

Richard Kohler becomes Ambassador to the Federative Republic of Brazil.

Michèle Lévesque becomes Ambassador to the Republic of Senegal, with concurrent accreditation to the Republic of Cape Verde, the Islamic Republic of Mauritania, and as High Commissioner to the Republic of The Gambia.

Donald McMaster becomes Ambassador the Republic of Côte D'Ivoire.

John Noble becomes Ambassador to the Swiss Confederation.

Brian Northgrave becomes Ambassador to the Eastern Republic of Uruguay.

Arthur C. Perron becomes Ambassador to the Republic of Korea.

Haig Sarafian becomes Ambassador to the Lebanese Republic.

John Schram becomes Ambassador to the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia.

Roger Simmons becomes Consul General in Seattle, United States of America.

Allan Stewart becomes Ambassador to the Republic of Venezuela.

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Biographical notes on the appointees are attached.

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BIOGRAPHICAL NOTES

Mark Bailey (BA Honours [Political Science], University of Victoria, 1973) joined the Department of External Affairs in 1973. Mr. Bailey has had postings to Rabat, Abidjan, Jeddah and the Permanent Mission of Canada to the Office of the United Nations in Geneva. From 1992 to 1996, he served as Minister-Counsellor in Washington, D.C. In Ottawa, he has held positions in a number of divisions including the Personnel Division, the International Economic Relations Division, and the International Finance and Investment Affairs Division. Since 1996, he has been Director, Maghreb and Arabian Peninsula Division. Mr. Bailey is married to Raja Bailey and they have three daughters. He succeeds Jean-Guy St-Martin.

Claude Baillargeon (Collège classique Saint-Anne-de-la Pocatière, 1972; BA, [Political Science], Université du Québec,1976; MA, [Political Science] (International Relations), Université du Québec and Ottawa University, 1975) joined the Department of External Affairs in 1976. He has served abroad in Algiers, Tunis (where he served as Trade Commissioner), Paris, and in New York as Minister-Counsellor (and head of the Economic and Social Section) at the Permanent Mission of Canada to the United Nations. In 1984-85, he was seconded to the École nationale d'administration in Paris where he obtained a PhD in Public Administration. In Ottawa, he has held positions in the Economic and Social Affairs Division, the United Nations Division and the Francophone Africa and Maghreb Division. From 1989 to 1992, he served as Director, Francophone Affairs Division and he returned to that position in 1996 for the Hanoi and Moncton Summits. He was awarded the distinction of "Chevalier de l'Ordre de la Pléiade". Mr. Baillargeon will be accompanied by his spouse, Brigitte Léger, and they have one daughter, Julie. He succeeds Pierre Giguère.

Marie-Andrée Beauchemin (BA Honours [Political Science], Marianapolis College, University of Montreal, 1966) joined the Department of External Affairs in 1978. She served abroad in Milan as Consul General from 1988 to 1994 and, since 1994, she has been High Commissioner to the Islamic Republic of Pakistan. Her assignments at headquarters in Ottawa have included Director, Personnel Policy (1978); Director, Personnel Operations Division (1979 to 1982); Director General, Consular Affairs (1982 to 1983); Director General, Corporate Management Bureau (1983 to 1985); and Assistant Deputy Minister, Communications and Culture Branch (1985 to 1988). Ms. Beauchemin is married to de Montigny Marchand. She succeeds Michael D. Bell.

Gerald K. Campbell (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 has served in London, Port of Spain, Hong Kong (twice), Kingston and the Permanent Mission of Canada to the Office of the United Nations in Geneva. In Ottawa, he has performed a variety of functions. Most recently, from 1994 to 1997, he was Director General, International Region, at Citizenship and Immigration Canada. Since 1997, he has been Assistant Deputy Minister, Operations, in that same Department. Mr. Campbell is married to Edith Ming Wai Hung and they have three daughters. He succeeds Bernard Dussault.

David Collins (BA [History and Politics], Queens University, 1975; BCom [Business Adminstration], Concordia University, 1976; MSc [Management Studies], University of Durham, England, 1979) qualified as an Associate of the Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators, and, in 1994, completed the Senior Executive Development Program at the Banff School of Advanced Management. He joined the Department of Industry, Trade and Commerce in 1976 and has served abroad in Minneapolis, Warsaw, Ankara and Brussels (at the North Atlantic Council). Since 1996, he has been Minister-Counsellor (Commercial) in Seoul. In Ottawa, Mr. Collins has held the positions of Senior Departmental Assistant, Minister for International Trade (1988); and Deputy Director, Eastern European Trade Development (1988-1989). He was seconded to the Department of National Defence where he served as Director General, International and Industry Programs, from 1994 to 1996. He is married to Jacqueline Collins and they have one son. Mr. Collins succeeds Gilles Duguay.

Derek Fraser (BA, University of British Columbia, 1958; Certificate d'Études françaises, Université de Montpellier, 1959; LLB, University of British Columbia, 1963) joined the Department of External Affairs in 1963 and has served in Saigon, Bonn, Moscow and Brussels. From 1988 to 1993, he was Ambassador to the Republic of Hungary and, since 1995, he has been Ambassador to the Hellenic Republic (Greece). At headquarters, Mr. Fraser has held a number of positions including Director, USSR and Eastern Europe Relations Division; Director, Western Europe II Division; and Acting Director General, International Cultural Relations Bureau. He is married to Christine Hantel Fraser and they have four children. Mr. Fraser succeeds Christopher Westdal.

Janet Graham (BA Honours [Geography], McMaster University, 1973) joined the Department of External Affairs in 1975 and has served abroad in Pretoria, Port of Spain, Harare and, from 1996 to 1997, was Acting High Commissioner to the Federal Republic of Nigeria. At headquarters, assignments have included work in the United States General Relations Division, the Policy Co-ordination Branch, the Political/Economic Personnel Division and, most recently, as Deputy Director of the Human Resources Strategy Implementation Secretariat. She is married to John Shearman and they have three children. Ms. Graham succeeds John Schram.

Jean-Paul Hubert (BA, (Magna cum Laude), Laval University, 1963; BCL, [Law], McGill University, 1966; MIA, [International Affairs], Columbia University 1969; Certificate of Studies in Latin American Affairs, Columbia University, 1969; PhD, [Political Science], Université de Paris, 1971: Doctor honoris causa [International Relations, Moncton University, 1998]) joined the Department of External Affairs in 1971. He has served abroad at Canadian Embassies in Madrid, Havana and Paris. From 1988 to 1990, he served as the Personal Representative of the Prime Minister for the Francophone Summit (1988-1989) and concurrently as Ambassador to Senegal. From 1990 to 1993, he was Ambassador to the Organization of American States in Washington. Since 1994, he has been Ambassador to the Kingdom of Belgium, continuing during this period to serve as "Sherpa" for Francophone Summits. In Ottawa, he has held a number of positions including Senior Advisor for the Commonwealth, Francophonie Summits and Inter-American Affairs (1993-1994), and later as the Prime Minister's personal representative for la Francophonie. He is married to Florence Péloquin and they have five children. Mr. Hubert succeeds Robert Clark.

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 has served abroad in Kingston, Stockholm, and 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. Once again in the Department in 1986, he was posted to Canadian missions in London and Jakarta. In 1994, he returned to headquarters where he has been Director of the European Union Division. He is married to Victoria Hutton (née Phillips) and they have three children. Mr. Hutton succeeds Derek Fraser.

John Kneale (BA Honours [Philosophy and Literature], McMaster University, 1965; LLB, University of Toronto, 1968;) was admitted to the Ontario Bar in 1970. He joined the Trade Commissioner Service in 1973. He has had postings to Algiers, Mexico, Kuwait, Teheran, Quito, New York and, since 1995, to Madrid as Minister-Counsellor and Consul. His assignments at headquarters have included the European Community Relations Division, and the Press Office as Departmental Spokesman, International Trade. He was Legislative Assistant and subsequently Senior Departmental Assistant to the Minister for International Trade from 1984 to 1986. He has also served as Director of the Trade Communications-Canada Division and Fellow at the Canadian Foreign Service Institute. Mr. Kneale is married to Suzanne Bergeron and they have two daughters. Mr. Kneale succeeds David Adam.

Richard Kohler (BA, Carleton University, 1970; Dipl., York Professional Management Institute, 1981) joined the Trade Commissioner Service in 1973. He has served abroad in Sydney, Los Angeles, Paris, Saõ Paulo, Bucharest, Bangkok and as Minister-Counsellor (Commercial and Economic Affairs) from 1992 to 1994 in Paris. In Ottawa, he has held a number of positions including Director of the Training and Development Division from 1984 to 1985, Director of the Trade Commissioner Service Personnel Division from 1988 to 1990, and Director of the Africa and Middle East Trade Development Division from 1990 to 1992. In 1994, he was named Chief Information Officer and Director General of the Information Management and Technology Bureau. He is married to Edwina Kohler and they have two children. Mr. Kohler succeeds Nancy Stiles.

Michèle Lévesque (DEC [Social Sciences], CEGEP de Jonquière, 1972; BA Honours [Arts], University of Ottawa, 1975) joined the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) in 1984. Prior to joining the Public Service, she worked at the International Development Research Centre from 1977 to 1979 and at the United Nations in New York from 1981 to 1983. Her assignments at CIDA headquarters included working in the International Non-Governmental Organizations Division, and the Multilateral Technical Co-operation Division, where she was involved with issues relating to the United Nations and la Francophonie. In 1988, she was assigned to the Privy Council Office, Privatization, Government Operations and Labour Relations Secretariat until 1990, when she moved to the Foreign and Defence Policy Secretariat. Returning to CIDA in 1991, she served as Director for Consultations on CIDA's Management Review. Since 1992, Ms. Lévesque has been Director, then Director General, of the International Humanitarian Assistance Division at CIDA. She succeeds Wilfrid-Guy Licari.

Donald McMaster (BA Honours [Political Science and Economics], University of Toronto, 1966; MA [International Relations], University of Toronto, 1967) joined the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) in 1973 after serving with Canadian University Service Overseas (CUSO) in Malawi. His overseas assignments include Georgetown, Dhaka and Harare. In Ottawa, he has held positions in various divisions at CIDA including the Caribbean Division; the China Division, Asia Branch; and the Institutional Co-operation and Development Services Division, Canadian Partnership Branch. Since 1995, he has been Regional Director, Eastern Africa and the Horn, Africa and Middle East Branch. Mr. McMaster is married to Sigrid Johnson and they have three children. He succeeds Suzanne Laporte.

John Noble (BA, Acadia University, 1965; BA Honours [Political Science], Acadia University, 1966) joined the Department of External Affairs in 1966 and has served abroad in Dakar, Ankara, London, Geneva and Boston, where he was a Fellow with the Centre for International Affairs at Harvard University. From 1993 to 1994, he served as Ambassador to the Hellenic Republic (Greece). In 1994, Mr. Noble was appointed Minister and Deputy Head of Mission in Paris where he served until his new assignment. He acts concurrently as Consul General to Monaco. Mr. Noble's assignments at headquarters have included Official Spokesman and Director of the Press Office (1983-1984), Director General of the United States General Relations Division (1986-1988), Director General of the International Security and Arms Control Bureau (1988-1990), and Director General of the International Organizations Bureau (1991-1993). He is married to Linda Noble and they have three children. Mr. Noble succeeds Réjean Frenette.

Brian Northgrave (BA Honours, University of Toronto, 1962; Dipl., Business Administration, London School of Economics, 1963; MBA, University of Toronto, 1964) joined the Department of External Affairs in 1966 and has served abroad in Islamabad, Rabat, Washington, Brussels (the Mission to the European Community) and, from 1991 to 1995, in Madrid as Minister-Counsellor. In Ottawa, Mr. Northgrave's assignments have included Director of the Compensation and Benefits Policy, Director of the U.S. Trade and Investment Development Division and, since 1995, Director of the Western Europe Division. He is married to Marie-Rose Simon and they have three children. Mr. Northgrave succeeds Roland Goulet.

Arthur C. Perron (B.Comm., Laval University, 1966; M.Comm. [Business Administration], Laval University, 1967; Banff School of Advanced Management, 1977) joined the Trade Commissioner Service of the Department of Industry, Trade and Commerce in 1968. He has had postings at missions abroad in Paris, Algiers, Manila, and Sydney. From 1990 to 1994, he served as Ambassador to Thailand and, since 1995, he has been High Commissioner to the Republic of South Africa. In Ottawa, Mr.Perron's assignments have included Director General of the Personnel Operations Bureau from 1985 to 1987 and Director General of the Asia-Pacific Bureau from 1987 to 1990. In 1994, Mr. Perron was appointed Ambassador in support of the Quebec bid for the 2002 Winter Olympic Games. He is married to Nicole Perron and they have two children. Mr. Perron succeeds Mr. Michel Perrault.

Haig Sarafian (BA, H.E.C./Université de Montréal, 1973) joined the Trade Commissioner Service in 1974 and has served in missions abroad for most of his career, with postings in Lima, Baghdad, Saõ Paulo, Tunis, Damascus (in both the trade and political streams) and, most recently, in Paris where he served as Counsellor (Investment) from 1993 to 1997. At headquarters, his assignments have included the Middle East Trade Development Division. From 1990 to 1993, Mr. Sarafian was Director General of the International Trade Centre in Montreal. He is married to Joan Sarafian and they have two daughters. Mr. Sarafian succeeds Daniel Marchand.

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) joined the Department of External Affairs in 1969 and has served abroad in Lagos, Manila, London, and Pretoria. Since 1994, he has been High Commissioner to the Republic of Ghana. In Ottawa, he has held positions in the Legal Operations and Pacific Divisions; Arms Control and Disarmament Division; and in the Summit Management office where he served as Logistics and Protocol

Co-ordinator for the 1987 Vancouver Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting and the 1988 Toronto Economic Summit. Mr. Schram also served in the Anglophone Africa Relations Division and the Eastern and Southern Africa Relations Division in headquarters. He is married to Alena Schram and they have three children. Mr. Schram succeeds Gabriel Lessard.

Roger Simmons (BA [Education], Memorial University, 1963; BA [French], Memorial University, 1964; M.Ed [Administration and Supervision], Boston University, 1965) has been both a federal and Newfoundland parliamentarian since 1973 when he was first elected to the Newfoundland House of Assembly. He was re-elected in 1975 and 1979. Federally, Mr. Simmons was first elected to the House of Commons in 1979 and re-elected in 1980. Defeated in 1984, he was elected in the provincial election in 1985 and was Leader of the Opposition in the House of Assembly from 1987 to 1988. He returned to federal politics in the election of 1988 and was re-elected in 1993. He was Parliamentary Secretary to the Secretary of State for Science and Technology and to the Minister of the Environment from 1980 to 1982. Mr. Simmons was sworn in to the Privy Council in 1983 and was Minister of State for Mines in 1983. Following the 1993 election, he served as Vice-Chair of the Standing Committee on Forestry and Fisheries and Chair of the Health Committee. Since 1997, he has been a consultant in Ottawa. Mr. Simmons succeeds the late Thomas Boehm.

Allan Stewart (BA [Economics], University of Western Ontario, 1965; MA [Economics], University of Western Ontario, 1967) joined the Trade Commissioner Service in 1968 and has served abroad in Stockholm, Seattle and Mexico. Since 1994, he has been Consul General in Atlanta. In Ottawa, Mr. Stewart has had a wide range of assignments including Director of the Cabinet Liaison and

Co-ordination Secretariat (1986 to 1987), Director of the Resource Management Division (1987 to 1989), and Director of the Export Investment Programs Division (1989 to 1990). In 1990, he was named Director General of the U.S. Trade, Tourism and Investment Development Bureau. He is married to Donna Stewart and they have two children. Mr. Stewart succeeds Yves Gagnon.