<html>
<head>
<meta name="Generator" content="Corel WordPerfect 8">
<title>DIPLOMATIC APPOINTMENTS</title>
</head>
<body text="#000000" link="#0000ff" vlink="#551a8b" alink="#ff0000" bgcolor="#c0c0c0">
<p><font face="Arial"></font><font face="Arial" size="+1"></font><font face="Arial" size="+1"></font><font face="Arial" size="+1"><strong>June 26, 2000 <em>(2:40 p.m. EDT)</em> No. 162</strong></font></p>
<p align="CENTER"><font face="Arial" size="+1"><strong>DIPLOMATIC APPOINTMENTS</strong></font><font face="Arial"></font></p>
<p><font face="Arial">Foreign Affairs Minister Lloyd Axworthy today announced the following diplomatic appointments:</font></p>
<p><font face="Arial"><strong>Roderick Bell</strong> becomes Ambassador to the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan.</font></p>
<p><font face="Arial"><strong>Marie Bernard-Meunier </strong>becomes Ambassador to the Federal Republic of Germany.</font></p>
<p><font face="Arial"><strong>Keith Christie</strong> becomes Ambassador to the United Mexican States.</font></p>
<p><font face="Arial"><strong>Mackenzie Clugston </strong>becomes Consul General in Osaka (Japan).</font></p>
<p><font face="Arial"><strong>Alain Dudoit </strong>becomes Ambassador to the Kingdom of Spain.</font></p>
<p><font face="Arial"><strong>Paul Durand </strong>becomes Ambassador to the Republic of Chile.</font></p>
<p><font face="Arial"><strong>Robert Fowler </strong>becomes Ambassador to the Italian Republic.</font></p>
<p><font face="Arial"><strong>Raphaël Girard</strong> becomes Ambassador to Romania with concurrent accreditation to the Republic of Bulgaria.</font></p>
<p><font face="Arial"><strong>Paul Heinbecker</strong> becomes Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the United Nations in New York.</font></p>
<p><font face="Arial"><strong>Jean-Pierre Juneau </strong>becomes Ambassador to the Federative Republic of Brazil.</font></p>
<p><font face="Arial"><strong>Michael Kergin</strong> becomes Ambassador to the United States of America.</font></p>
<p><font face="Arial"><strong>Jeremy K.B. Kinsman </strong>becomes High Commissioner to the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern
Ireland.</font></p>
<p><font face="Arial"><strong>Wilfrid Licari </strong>becomes Ambassador to the Holy See.</font></p>
<p><font face="Arial"><strong>Jean McCloskey</strong> becomes High Commissioner to Malaysia.</font></p>
<p><font face="Arial"><strong>Judith St. George </strong>becomes Consul General in Ho Chi Minh City (Socialist Republic of Viet Nam).</font></p>
<p><font face="Arial"><strong>Doreen Steidle </strong>becomes High Commissioner to the Republic of Singapore.</font></p>
<p><font face="Arial">- 30 -</font></p>
<p><font face="Arial">Biographical notes on the appointees are attached.</font></p>
<p><font face="Arial">For further information, media representatives may contact:</font></p>
<p><font face="Arial">Debora Brown</font></p>
<p><font face="Arial">Office of the Minister of Foreign Affairs</font></p>
<p><font face="Arial">(613) 995-1851</font></p>
<p><font face="Arial">Media Relations Office</font></p>
<p><font face="Arial">Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade</font></p>
<p><font face="Arial">(613) 995-1874</font></p>
<p><font face="Arial"><strong></strong></font><font face="Arial" size="+1"><strong>BIOGRAPHICAL NOTES</strong></font></p>
<p><font face="Arial"><strong>Roderick Bell</strong> (BA, Honours, [History], University of Toronto; MA [History], University of Sussex) joined the
Department of External Affairs in 1974 and served abroad in Cairo, New York, Tel Aviv and Brasilia. In Ottawa,
he served as Deputy Director and then Director, United States Transboundary Division. He has been Director,
United Nations and Commonwealth Affairs Division since 1995. Mr. Bell succeeds Michael Molloy.</font></p>
<p><font face="Arial"><strong>Marie Bernard-Meunier</strong> (BA, Collège Universitaire de Rouyn, 1967; BSc [Political Science] Université de
Montréal, 1970; MSc [Political Science] Université de Montréal, 1973; École nationale d'administration, Paris,
1979-1980) joined the Department of External Affairs in 1972 and was assigned to New York (United Nations),
Bonn, Vienna and Paris. In 1987, Mrs. Bernard-Meunier returned to Paris as Minister-Counsellor and Deputy
Permanent Delegate of Canada to the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
(UNESCO). She was elected to the Executive Board of UNESCO in 1989 and was elected President of the
Board in 1991. From 1991 to 1993, she also served as Ambassador and Permanent Delegate of Canada to
UNESCO. In Ottawa, she held a number of positions, including Director General, International Organizations,
and Assistant Deputy Minister, Global Issues and Culture. Since 1996, Mrs. Bernard-Meunier has been
Canada's Ambassador to the Netherlands. She is married to Dr. Pierre Bernard and they have a son. Mrs.
Bernard-Meunier succeeds Gaëtan Lavertu.</font></p>
<p><font face="Arial"><strong>Keith Christie</strong> (BA [Latin American Studies], University of Toronto, 1971; DPhil [Latin American History],
Oxford University, 1974) joined the Department of External Affairs in 1976 and served abroad in Brasilia and
Lima. In Ottawa, Mr. Christie has held a number of positions, including Director, Office of North American Free
Trade Negotiations; Director, Economic and Trade Policy Division; and, at the Privy Council Office, Assistant
Deputy Minister, Federal-Provincial Relations. In 1997, he was named Ambassador to the Republic of Cuba.
He has two children. Mr. Christie succeeds Stanley Gooch.</font></p>
<p><font face="Arial"><strong>Mackenzie Clugston</strong> (BA [History/International Affairs], Trent University, 1974; MA [Public Administration],
Queen's University, 1977) joined the Department of External Affairs in 1982 and served abroad twice in Tokyo
as a Trade Commissioner. In Ottawa, he held a number of positions, including assignments with the Southern
Africa Task Force, the International Financial and Investment Affairs Division, the United States Trade and
Economic Policy Division, and the International Economic Relations Division. From 1997 to 1999, Mr. Clugston
was a Policy Advisor at the Privy Council Office. He is married to Paula Bowers and they have two children. Mr.
Clugston succeeds Peter Campbell.</font></p>
<p><font face="Arial"><strong>Alain Dudoit</strong> (BA, Université de Montréal, 1966; BSc, Université de Montréal, 1967; </font></p>
<p><font face="Arial">MSc [Political Science], Université de Montréal, 1969; BL(L), Université de Montréal, 1971) joined the federal
Public Service in 1972. He held many senior positions at the Privy Council Office, the Canadian International
Development Agency and the Department of Finance. In 1982, he joined the Department of External Affairs as
Senior Departmental Assistant to the Secretary of State for External Affairs and, from 1984 to 1988, served in
Paris as Minister-Counsellor (Commercial and Economic Affairs). In 1994, he was named Ambassador to the
Czech Republic, a position he held until 1997. His other headquarters assignments have included Director
General, Trade Communication Services, and Director General, International Cultural Relations. Since 1997, he
has served as Chief of Protocol. He is married to Michèle Dudoit and they have two daughters. The position of
Ambassador to Spain had been vacant since the death of Anthony Vincent in October 1999.</font></p>
<p><font face="Arial"><strong>Paul Durand</strong> (BA, University of Toronto) joined the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) after a
number of years in international banking in Latin America and the United States. He served abroad in
Bridgetown and New Delhi. In 1992, he was named Ambassador to the Republic of Costa Rica, a position he
held until 1995. In Ottawa, he held a number of positions, including Policy Advisor, Foreign and Defence Policy
Secretariat, Privy Council Office; Director, Tanzania Program, CIDA; and Director, South America Relations
Division, Department of External Affairs. Since 1995, he has been Director General, Latin America and
Caribbean Bureau. He is married to Patricia Fortier and he has three children. Mr. Durand succeeds
Lawrence Lederman.</font></p>
<p><font face="Arial"><strong>Robert R. Fowler </strong>(BA, Queen's University, 1968) joined the Canadian International Development Agency
(CIDA) in 1968 and the Department of External Affairs in 1969. He served abroad in Paris from 1971 to 1973,
and at the United Nations in New York from 1976 to 1978. In Ottawa, Mr. Fowler served as Executive Assistant
to the Under-Secretary of State for External Affairs, and in 1980 was seconded to the Privy Council Office to
become Assistant Secretary to the Cabinet (Foreign and Defence Policy). In 1986, he was named Assistant
Deputy Minister (Policy) in the Department of National Defence, and in May 1989 was appointed Deputy
Minister of National Defence. Since 1995, he has served as Ambassador and Permanent Representative of
Canada to the United Nations in New York, and has represented Canada on the Security Council since January
1999. He is married to Mary Fowler and they have four daughters. Mr. Fowler succeeds Jeremy Kinsman. </font></p>
<p><font face="Arial"><strong>Raphaël Girard</strong> (BA, University of British Columbia, 1963) joined the Foreign Service of the Department of
Citizenship and Immigration in 1963 and transferred to the Department of External Affairs in 1981. In both
departments, he has specialized in refugee law and policy, having been advisor to several ministers and Head
of Delegation to many UN conferences on refugee and humanitarian issues. From 1992 to 1995, he was
Executive Director, Immigration, International Service Group at Citizenship, Employment and Immigration
Canada and, in 1995, was appointed Assistant Deputy Minister, Immigration Operations. In 1997, Mr. Girard
was named Ambassador to the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (FRY). In March 1999, he returned to Ottawa
immediately prior to the outbreak of military action against the FRY by NATO. In April 1999, Mr. Girard was
appointed Special Envoy for Humanitarian Affairs, Kosovo Crisis, and, in September 1999, Special Co-ordinator
for Reconstruction in the Balkans. He is married to Sylvie Doucet and they have five children. Mr. Girard
succeeds David Collins.</font></p>
<p><font face="Arial"><strong>Paul Heinbecker</strong> (BA, Honours, Waterloo Lutheran University, 1965; LLD, Wilfrid Laurier University, 1993)
joined the Department of External Affairs in 1965. He served abroad in Ankara, Stockholm, in Paris with the
Permanent Delegation of Canada to the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development and, from
1985 to 1989, as Minister in Washington. In Ottawa, Mr. Heinbecker served as Director, United States General
Relations Division and as Chairman of the Policy Development Secretariat in External Affairs. From 1989 to
1991, he was the Prime Minister's chief speech writer and, from 1991 to 1992, served as Chief Foreign Policy
Advisor to the Prime Minister and Assistant Secretary to the Cabinet (Foreign and Defence Policy) at the Privy
Council Office. In 1992, he was named Ambassador to Germany, a position he held until 1996. Since 1996, he
has served as Assistant Deputy Minister, Global and Security Policy. He is married to Aye Koymen and they
have two children. Mr. Heinbecker succeeds Robert Fowler.</font></p>
<p><font face="Arial"><strong>Jean-Pierre Juneau</strong> (BA, Collège des Jésuites, 1965; BA [Political Science ], Université Laval, 1968; MA
[Political Science-International Relations], Université Laval, 1969) joined the Department of External Affairs in
1969 and served abroad in Havana, Paris, Washington and again in Paris as Minister-Counsellor from 1985 to
1988. In 1991, he was named Ambassador to Spain, a position he held until 1994. In Ottawa, Mr. Juneau held
a number of positions including Director General, Western Europe Bureau and Assistant Deputy Minister,
Europe Branch. Since 1996, he has served as Ambassador to the European Union. He is married to Emitza
Escobar-Jurado and they have two children. Mr. Juneau succeeds Richard Kohler.</font></p>
<p><font face="Arial"><strong>Michael Kergin</strong> (BA [History], University of Toronto, 1965; MA [Economics], Oxford University, 1967) joined the
Department of External Affairs in 1967 and served abroad in Yaoundé, in Washington at the Inter-American
Development Bank, in Santiago, and in New York with the Permanent Mission of Canada to the United Nations.
In 1986, he was named Ambassador to the Republic of Cuba, a position he held until 1989, and from 1989 to
1994 he served in Washington as Minister. In Ottawa, Mr. Kergin held senior positions, including Assistant
Deputy Minister, Political and International Security Affairs Branch, and Assistant Deputy Minister, Americas
and Security Intelligence Branch. Since 1998, he has been the Foreign Policy Advisor to the Prime Minister and
Assistant Secretary to the Cabinet (Foreign and Defence Policy) at the Privy Council Office. He is married to
Margarita Kergin and they have three children. Mr. Kergin succeeds Raymond Chrétien.</font></p>
<p><font face="Arial"><strong>Jeremy K.B. Kinsman</strong> (Princeton University, 1963; Institut d'études politiques, Paris, 1965) joined the
Department of External Affairs in 1965. 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. In 1993, he was
named Ambassador to the Russian Federation, a position he held until 1996. Since 1996, he has served as
Ambassador to Italy. He is married to Hana Kinsman and has two children. Mr. Kinsman succeeds the
Honourable Roy MacLaren.</font></p>
<p><font face="Arial"><strong>Wilfrid Licari</strong> (BA [Mathematics and Philosophy], Stanislas College, 1963; BA, Université de Montréal, 1965;
Certificate of General Literary Studies, Université de Paris, 1966; École supérieure des sciences économiques
et commerciales, Paris, 1968) joined the Department of External Affairs in 1968. He served abroad in Nairobi,
Algiers, Paris and Rome. From 1987 to 1991, he was Ambassador to the Kingdom of Morocco and, in 1994,
was named Ambassador to the Republic of Senegal, a position he held until 1998. In Ottawa, he held a number
of positions, including Director, Francophone Africa and Maghreb Division, and Director General, Africa and
Middle East Bureau. Most recently, he was seconded to SECOR Conseil Inc. of Montreal. He is married to
Françoise Licari and they have two children. Mr. Licari succeeds Fernand Tanguay.</font></p>
<p><font face="Arial"><strong>Jean C. McCloskey</strong> (BA, University of Ottawa, 1967) joined the Public Service Commission in 1967. Between
1968 and 1982, she held various positions with the Department of Industry, Trade and Commerce. From 1982
to 1983, she served as Assistant Under-Secretary, Trade Development, Asia Pacific at the Department of
External Affairs. In 1983, she became Director General of the Asia Pacific Bureau and, in 1987, she was
appointed Assistant Deputy Minister, Asia Pacific Branch, a position she held until 1991. From 1991 to 1993,
Mrs. McCloskey was President of Investment Canada and in 1993, she was appointed Associate Deputy
Minister of the Department of Finance. In May 1994, she was named Deputy Minister of Natural Resources
Canada, a position she held until recently. She has two children. Mrs. McCloskey succeeds André Simard.</font></p>
<p><font face="Arial"><strong>Judith St. George</strong> (BA [History], Queen's University, 1980; MA [Public Administration], Carleton University,
1982) joined the Department of External Affairs in 1986 and has served abroad as a Trade Commissioner in
Minneapolis, Kuala Lumpur and, since 1996, in Manila. In Ottawa, she has held a variety of positions, including
Deputy Director (Export Finance), International Finance Division. Ms. St. George succeeds Sara Hradecky.</font></p>
<p><font face="Arial"><strong>Doreen Steidle</strong> (BA, Honours [Political Science and History], York University, 1977) entered the Public Service
of Canada as a Foreign Service Officer with the Department of Manpower and Immigration in 1977 and served
abroad in Sydney, Washington, Seoul, Manila and Damascus. In Ottawa, she held a number of positions,
including Director General, Selection Branch, Citizenship and Immigration Canada, and Director General,
Resource Planning and Management Bureau, Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade. Since
1999, she has been Director General, Corporate Finance, Planning and Systems Bureau. She is married to
Michael Grant and has four children. Ms. Steidle succeeds Barry Carin.</font></p>
</body>
</html>
