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<p><font size="+1"></font><font size="+1"><strong>July 17, 2001 <em>(2:30 p.m. EDT)</em> No. 107</strong></font></p>
<p><font size="+1"><strong>DIPLOMATIC APPOINTMENTS</strong></font></p>
<p>John Manley, Minister of Foreign Affairs, today announced the following diplomatic appointments:</p>
<p><strong>Philippe Beaulne</strong> becomes Ambassador to the Republic of Guinea.</p>
<p><strong>Anna Biolik</strong> becomes Consul General at St. Petersburg (Russian Federation).</p>
<p><strong>Jean-Pierre Bolduc</strong> becomes High Commissioner to the Republic of Ghana.</p>
<p><strong>Denis Briand</strong> becomes Ambassador to Burkina Faso.</p>
<p><strong>Anthony Burger </strong>becomes Consul General at Hong Kong (Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of
China).</p>
<p><strong>Joseph Caron</strong> becomes Ambassador to the People's Republic of China.</p>
<p><strong>Denis Comeau</strong> becomes Ambassador to the Republic of Korea.</p>
<p><strong>Kenneth Murray Cook</strong> becomes Ambassador to the Republic of Haiti.</p>
<p><strong>Hector Cowan</strong> becomes Ambassador to the Republic of Kazakhstan.</p>
<p><strong>Michel de Salaberry</strong> becomes Ambassador to the Arab Republic of Egypt.</p>
<p><strong>Adele Dion</strong> becomes Ambassador to the Republic of Finland.</p>
<p><strong>John Donaghy</strong> becomes High Commissioner to New Zealand with concurrent accreditation to the Kingdom of Tonga and
Kiribati.</p>
<p><strong>Paul Durand</strong> becomes Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the Organization of American States in Washington.</p>
<p><strong>Yves Gagnon</strong> becomes Ambassador to the Kingdom of Morocco.</p>
<p><strong>Emile Gauvreau</strong> becomes Ambassador to Côte d'Ivoire with concurrent accreditation to the Republic of Niger.</p>
<p><strong>Janet Graham</strong> becomes High Commissioner to the United Republic of Tanzania with concurrent accreditation to the
Republic of Seychelles, and Ambassador to the Republic of Madagascar, and the Islamic Federal Republic of the Comoros.</p>
<p><strong>Ingrid Hall</strong> becomes Ambassador to the Republic of Austria with concurrent accreditation as Ambassador and Permanent
Representative to the International Organizations in Vienna.</p>
<p><strong>Susan Harper</strong> becomes Ambassador to the Eastern Republic of Uruguay.</p>
<p><strong>Jean-Paul Hubert</strong> becomes Ambassador to the Swiss Confederation with concurrent accreditation to the Principality of
Liechtenstein.</p>
<p><strong>Thomas MacDonald</strong> becomes Ambassador to the Argentine Republic with concurrent accreditation to the Republic of
Paraguay. </p>
<p><strong>Serge Marcoux</strong> becomes High Commissioner to the Co-operative Republic of Guyana.</p>
<p><strong>Peter McGovern</strong> becomes Consul General at Milan (Italian Republic).</p>
<p><strong>Louise Ouimet</strong> becomes Ambassador to the Republic of Mali.</p>
<p><strong>Patrick Parisot</strong> becomes Ambassador to the Republic of Chile.</p>
<p><strong>Evelyn Puxley</strong> becomes Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the Organization for Security and Co-operation in
Europe.</p>
<p><strong>Andrew Robinson</strong> becomes Ambassador to Ukraine.</p>
<p><strong>Hugues Rousseau</strong> becomes Ambassador to the Republic of Peru with concurrent accreditation to the Republic of Bolivia.</p>
<p><strong>Colin Russel</strong> becomes Ambassador to the Republic of Venezuela.</p>
<p><strong>Gerald Skinner</strong> becomes Ambassador to the Republic of Iceland.</p>
<p><strong>Ottfried von Finckenstein</strong> becomes Ambassador to the Republic of Ecuador.</p>
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<p>Biographical notes on the appointees are attached.</p>
<p>For further information, media representatives may contact:</p>
<p>Sanjeev Chowdhury</p>
<p>Press Secretary </p>
<p>Office of the Minister of Foreign Affairs</p>
<p>(613) 995-1851</p>
<p>Media Relations Office</p>
<p>Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade</p>
<p>(613) 995-1874</p>
<p><font size="+1"><strong>BIOGRAPHICAL NOTES</strong></font></p>
<p><strong>Philippe Beaulne</strong> (BSc Soc [Political Science], 1979; MSc A, 1981; DBA, 1989, University of Ottawa) joined the
Department of External Affairs in 1982 and has had postings in Port-au-Prince (twice), Paris and Dakar. In Ottawa, he has
worked in Central American, Caribbean and Middle East relations, and intelligence analysis. He is currently Deputy
Director of the West and Central Africa Division. He is married to Elizabeth Hilaire and he has two children. Mr. Beaulne
succeeds Denis Briand.</p>
<p><strong>Anna Biolik</strong> (BA [Literature & Philosophy], Lycée Copernic, 1971; MA [French Studies], University of Cracow, 1975;
PhD [Comparative Literature], University of Montreal, 1982) taught at the University of Ottawa before joining the
government. Since 1984 she has worked for the House of Commons, the Secretary of State, the Department of
Communications, the Governor General, Canada Post and Investment Canada. In 1997, she became Director of the
International Business Opportunities Centre in the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade. Since 1999, she
has been Director of the Market Support Division. She is married to Terry Hargreaves. Ms. Biolik succeeds Linda
McDonald.</p>
<p><strong>Jean-Pierre Bolduc</strong> (BA, Séminaire de Sherbrooke, 1969; MA [Economics], University of Sherbrooke, 1973) joined the
Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) in 1977 after three years as a volunteer in Niger. At CIDA, he served
as Director of the International Humanitarian Assistance Program (1984-88), of the Maghreb and Regional Programs
(1988-91) and of Policy and Programming in the Africa and the Middle East Branch. In 1994, he became Director General,
Strategic Planning and Management. Special mandates during his career included: Humanitarian Advisor to the
Commander of the Multinational Force for Eastern Zaire in 1996 and, in 2000, Vice-Chair of a negotiation table of the
Burundi peace talks and a member of the Advisor Bureau to facilitator Nelson Mandela. Since 1999, he has served as
CIDA's Ombudsman. He is married to Ghislaine Saint Amour. Mr. Bolduc succeeds Janet Graham.</p>
<p><strong>Denis Briand</strong> (BA [Arts and Literature], Université du Sacré-Coeur, 1962; BPh [Philosophy], Laval University, 1966;
MPA, École nationale d'administration publique, Québec, 1978) joined the Canadian International Development Agency in
1968 and was posted to Kinshasa, Abidjan and Dakar. At CIDA headquarters, he served, in turn, as Director of the
Geographic Program Co-ordination Group, Director of the Central Africa Country Program, and Director General for
Francophone Africa. In 1995, he was appointed Ambassador to the Republic of Guinea. He is married and has two children.
Mr. Briand succeeds Jules Savaria.</p>
<p><strong>Anthony Burger</strong> (BA [Political Science], University of Toronto, 1967; MSc [History of Political Thought], London
School of Economics, 1967; MA [Economics], University of British Columbia, 1969) joined the Department of External
Affairs in 1969. He has had postings in Kingston, Tokyo and Washington. From 1990 to 1994, he was Executive Director
for Canada and five other countries at the Asian Development Bank in Manila. In 1997, he became Minister-Counsellor
and Deputy Permanent Representative of Canada to the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development in
Paris. At headquarters, he has had a broad range of assignments including secondments to the departments of Finance and
Industry, Trade and Commerce. He held director positions responsible for international finance and investment both at
Finance and the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade. In 1994, he became Director, North
American/Euro-Atlantic Security Defence Relations. He is married to Pamela Deacon and they have one child. Mr. Burger
succeeds Colin Russel.</p>
<p><strong>Joseph Caron </strong>(BA, Honours [Political Science], University of Ottawa, 1970) joined the Trade Commissioner Service in
1972, and was assigned to Saigon and Ankara. In 1975, he began Japanese language studies, and subsequently was posted
three times to the Canadian embassy in Tokyo, including as Minister and Head of Chancery. He also undertook
assignments with the Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan (1982) and the Council of Forest Industries (COFI) of B.C.,
covering China, Hong Kong, Korea and Taiwan from the COFI regional office in Tokyo (1984-1987). In Ottawa, he has
occupied several positions with responsibility for Asian and international economic affairs, including G-7 Summitry. He
became Assistant Deputy Minister for Asia Pacific and Africa in 1998. Concurrently, Mr. Caron also served as Canada's
Senior Official for APEC. He is married to Kumru Caron and they have three children. Mr. Caron succeeds Howard
Balloch.</p>
<p><strong>Denis Comeau</strong> (BComm, University of Ottawa, 1973 ) joined the Department of Industry, Trade and Commerce in 1973
and has had assignments in Cleveland, Paris, Bern, Jakarta, Singapore and Washington. In Ottawa, he has served as
Director of Media Relations, Director of the Secretariat for Consultative Committees on Trade and Competitiveness and
Director of the Japan Division. He is currently Minister at the Canadian Embassy in Tokyo. He is married to Jocelyne
Boulay and they have two children. Mr. Comeau succeeds Arthur Perron.</p>
<p><strong>Kenneth Murray Cook</strong> (BA [Political Science], Carleton University, 1969) joined the Department of External Affairs in
1976 after teaching Economics, Law and English in Togo and drafting, on behalf of the Department, a history of La
Francophonie. He has had postings in Caracas, Dakar, Athens and Madrid. In Ottawa, he has worked in areas such as trade
and economic affairs, federal-provincial relations, U.S. relations and personnel. He is married to Jane Margaret Cook (née
Ducker). Mr. Cook succeeds Gilles Bernier. </p>
<p><strong>Hector Cowan</strong> (BA [English], Trent University, 1971; MA [Literature], University of Sherbrooke, 1979) became a visa
officer in 1974 and has been posted to Buenos Aires, New Delhi, Paris, Moscow (twice), Port-au Prince, Geneva and
Singapore. In Ottawa, he worked in refugee and international migration policy, serving as Director, Refugee Affairs from
1988 to 1990. He is currently Counsellor (Immigration) at the embassy in Moscow. He is married to Hilda Creswick and
they have four daughters. Mr. Cowan succeeds Gerald Skinner.</p>
<p><strong>Michel de Salaberry</strong> (BPhil, St. Paul's University, 1966; BA, University of Ottawa, 1966; MA [Political Science],
Queen's University, 1970) joined the Department of External Affairs in 1975. He has served in Algiers, Rome and Tel
Aviv and as Ambassador to Jordan and Iran. At headquarters, he has had assignments related to European and Middle
Eastern affairs, including Director of the Middle East Relations Division. He also worked as Chief of Staff to the Minister
Responsible for Constitutional Affairs. In 1999, he was seconded to the Canadian Centre for Management Development.
Mr. de Salaberry succeeds Marie-Andrée Beauchemin.</p>
<p><strong>Adele Dion</strong> worked with the Ambassador for Multilateral Trade Negotiations from 1984 to 1988 and subsequently the
departments of Finance and External Affairs and International Trade. She became the Manager of the Department's
Corporate Outreach Program and, in 1992, joined the Human Rights, Women's Equality and Social Affairs Division. In
1994, she became Departmental Co-ordinator for International Women's Equality, and, in 1995, Deputy Director, Human
Rights and International Women's Equality. She is currently Director of the Human Rights, Humanitarian Affairs and
International Women's Equality Division. Ms. Dion succeeds Craig MacDonald.</p>
<p><strong>John Donaghy </strong>(BA [Geography & English], University of British Columbia, 1966) joined the Department of Trade and
Commerce in 1966 and has served in a number of divisions related to trade policy, trade negotiations, energy/natural
resources issues and Canada's relations with Europe, the U.S. and Latin America. From 1981 to 1985, he worked at the
Department of Energy, Mines and Resources. In 1988, he was posted to Geneva as head of the market access section and in
1993 to Canberra. On his return to Ottawa in 1997, he became Director of the Southeast Asia Division. He is married to
Sandra Woodley and has two children. Mr. Donaghy succeeds Valerie Raymond. </p>
<p><strong>Paul Durand</strong> (BA, University of Toronto, 1980) joined the Canadian International Development Agency in 1975 after
several years in international banking in Latin America. Overseas, he had assignments in Bridgetown and New Delhi and
served as Ambassador to Costa Rica from 1992 to 1995. At CIDA, he worked in policy formulation and was Director of the
Development Program for Tanzania. He later became Director of the South America Relations Division at the Department
of Foreign Affairs and International Trade and then Director General for Latin America and the Caribbean. In 2000, he
became Ambassador to Chile. He is married to Patricia Fortier and has three children. Mr. Durand succeeds Peter Boehm.</p>
<p><strong>Yves Gagnon</strong> (BA, 1968; BSc Soc [Political Science] 1971, Laval University; École Nationale d'Administration, Paris,
1977) joined the Department of External Affairs in 1971 and has served abroad in Guatemala and in Paris (twice). He
became Ambassador to Venezuela in 1995. At headquarters, he has had assignments related to media relations and
international academic relations. He also worked in the Caribbean and Central America Division. He was seconded for
three years to the Petro-Canada International Assistance Corporation as Vice-President. Since 1999, he has been Director
General of the International Cultural Relations Bureau. He is married to Patricia Dunberry and they have three children.
Mr. Gagnon succeeds Mark Bailey.</p>
<p><strong>Emile Gauvreau</strong> (BA, Laval University, 1967; MA [Economics], University of Sherbrooke, 1970) joined the Canadian
International Development Agency in 1973 after working as a professor of economics at the University of Rwanda. He
subsequently served in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, and, in 1988, became High Commissioner to Bangladesh and
Ambassador to Myanmar. At headquarters, he spent a number of years managing African programs, becoming Regional
Director for Equatorial Africa in 1981, then Director General for the Sahel region in 1982, and Director General for
Industrial Co-operation in 1984. In 1995, he served as Director General, Strategic Planning and Management for the
Americas Branch. He assumed his present position as Vice-President, Africa and Middle East, in 1997. He is married to
Marie Thérèse Fournier and they have five children. Mr. Gauvreau succeeds Donald McMaster.</p>
<p><strong>Janet Graham</strong> (BA [Geography], McMaster University, 1973) joined the Department of External Affairs in 1975 and has
been posted to Pretoria, Port of Spain, Harare and Lagos where she was Acting High Commissioner. In 1998, she was
named High Commissioner to Ghana. In Ottawa, she has had a variety of assignments which included trade policy, U.S.
relations, communications and personnel. She is married to John Shearman and has three children. Ms. Graham succeeds
Wayne Hammond.</p>
<p><strong>Ingrid Hall </strong>(BA, 1964; MA, 1969, McGill University) joined the Department of External Affairs in 1968 and has had
postings in Washington and Manila. She served as Ambassador to Indonesia from 1989 to 1992. In Ottawa, she has had a
variety of assignments in geographic and functional divisions. In 1986, she became Director of the Western European
Division and later Director General of Intelligence and Foreign Assessments. In 1993, she was seconded to the Privy
Council Office and the following year became Acting Dean of the Foreign Service Institute. She was named Director
General of the South and Southeast Asia Bureau in 1996. She is married to Jerome Rogers and they have two children. Ms.
Hall succeeds Paul Dubois. </p>
<p><strong>Susan Harper</strong> (BA, Honours [Mathematics and English], Queen's University, 1975; MBA, University of Western Ontario,
1983) joined the Department of External Affairs and International Trade in 1983 and has been posted to Yaoundé, Paris and
Buenos Aires. She has worked in Ottawa in personnel and as Deputy Director of the Tariffs and Market Access Division. In
1999, she became Director of the Services Trade Policy Division. She has one child. Ms. Harper succeeds Brian
Northgrave. </p>
<p><strong>Jean-Paul Hubert</strong> (BA [Philosophy and Literature], Laval University, 1963; BCL [Law], McGill University, 1966; MIA
[International Affairs], Columbia University, 1969; PhD [Political Science], Université de Paris, 1971; Doctorate "Honoris
Causa" [International Relations], University of Moncton, 1998) joined the Department of External Affairs in 1971 and has
had overseas postings in Madrid, Havana and Paris. In 1988, he became Ambassador to Senegal; in 1990, Ambassador to
the Organization of American States; in 1994, Ambassador to Belgium; and, in 1998, Ambassador to Argentina. In Ottawa,
he has served as Director of the Economic Law and Treaty Division, Deputy Co-ordinator and later the Prime Minister's
Representative for the Francophone Summit, Federal Co-ordinator for La Francophonie and, in 1993, Senior Advisor for
the Francophone and Commonwealth Summits and Hemispheric Affairs. He is married to Florence Péloquin and they have
five children. Mr. Hubert succeeds John Noble.</p>
<p><strong>Thomas MacDonald </strong>(BA, Queen's University, 1972; MA, University of Calgary, 1976) joined the Department of
Industry, Trade and Commerce in 1974 and has served abroad in Mexico, Brussels (EEC) and London. At headquarters, he
has held several trade and economic positions, including Director General of the Export and Import Permits Bureau and
Director General for U.S. Trade and Economic Policy. He has represented Canada in a wide range of bilateral and
multilateral trade negotiations, including Director for GATT Affairs, Canada's Chief Textile Negotiator, a NAFTA
negotiator, and in managing numerous Canada-U.S. and Canada-EU trade dossiers. Since 1996, he has served as Minister
(Commercial/ Economic) at the Canadian High Commission in London and Canada's Alternate Director to the European
Bank for Reconstruction and Development. He is married to Susan MacDonald and they have one son. Mr. MacDonald
succeeds Jean-Paul Hubert.</p>
<p><strong>Serge Marcoux</strong> (BSc, 1966; MA 1969, University of Montréal) joined the Department of External Affairs in 1969 and
served in Tunis, Accra, Berlin, Bonn, Abidjan, The Hague and Budapest. In 1996, he became Canada`s first Ambassador to
Bosnia and Herzegovina. In Ottawa, he has worked as Director for La Francophonie and is currently Director of the Baltic
Central European and EFTA [European Free Trade Association] Countries Division. Mr. Marcoux succeeds Jacques Crête. </p>
<p><strong>Peter McGovern</strong> (BA, Honours [History], McGill University, 1976) joined the Department of Industry, Trade and
Commerce in 1982 after working for Impreglio and Spino (Milan) in James Bay and in 1981-82, with the Department of
Indian and Northern Affairs. He has had postings in Tunis, Brussels and Paris (OECD) and has been seconded to the
Department of Regional Industrial Expansion and the Privy Council Office as a foreign policy advisor to the Prime
Minister. In 1997, he became Director of the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade's Team Canada
Division. He is married to Sharon Newcomen and they have one child. Mr. McGovern succeeds Peter Donolo.</p>
<p><strong>Louise Ouimet</strong> (BA [Psychology], University of Ottawa, 1974) joined the Canadian International Development Agency in
1973 and has spent most of her career in African development work. She has been responsible for program management
with respect to Morocco, Mali, Burkina Faso, Guinea and Côte d'Ivoire. She has also been responsible for CIDA and
United Nations training programs in Canada, and programming including sectoral policies for Scientific and Technical staff
in CIDA. From 1989 to 1993, she was posted to Bamako as Counsellor and Deputy Director. In 1995, she became
Ambassador to Burkina Faso. On her return to Canada, she became senior analyst for strategic planning and performance
evaluation in CIDA's Africa and Middle East Branch. She was seconded to the Privy Council in 2000 as Foreign Policy
Advisor. Ms. Ouimet succeeds Yves Boulanger.</p>
<p><strong>Patrick Parisot</strong> (CGE, Ecole des hautes études commerciales, 1976; BSp Rel Hum, 1979; BA [Political Science], 1984
Université du Québec à Montréal; CIJ, University of Montreal, 1987) became Press Secretary to the Prime Minister in 1993
and Special Policy Advisor in 1999. Prior to entering government, he worked as a journalist at Société Radio-Québec,
Société Radio-Canada and Télévision Quatre-Saisons. His spouse is Carmen Altamirano and they have three children.
Mr. Parisot succeeds Paul Durand.</p>
<p><strong>Evelyn Puxley</strong> (BA, McGill University, 1982) joined the Department of External Affairs in 1983 and served abroad in
Moscow and Brussels (NATO) and was seconded for one year to Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe in Brussels.
She served as Counsellor at the Embassy in Washington from 1996 to 2000 and has since been Ambassador and Deputy
Permanent Representative to the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe. At headquarters, she undertook
assignments in the Defence Relations Division, the U.S. General Relations Division, the Central and Eastern Europe
Relations Division and the European Union Division. From 1992 to 1993, she was Departmental Assistant to the Secretary
of State for External Affairs. She is married to James Hyatt and they have two children. Ms. Puxley succeeds Paul Dubois.</p>
<p><strong>Andrew Robinson</strong> joined the Department of External Affairs in 1969 and is currently Director General of the Africa
Bureau. He served as Ambassador to Jordan from 1992 to 1995 and has had previous postings in Prague, London, Beirut
and Cairo. He was Special Co-ordinator for the Middle East Peace Process from 1995 to 2000 and in this capacity chaired
the Refugee Working Group on behalf of Canada. He was Director of the Middle East Division from 1988 to 1992, during
which time he headed the Department's Gulf Crisis Task Force. At headquarters, he has had other assignments in areas
such as peacekeeping, European affairs and political analysis. Mr. Robinson is married to Regina Robinson and they have
six children. Mr. Robinson succeeds Derek Fraser.</p>
<p><strong>Hugues Rousseau</strong> (BSc [Political Science], University of Montreal, 1975) joined the Department of External Affairs in
1976 and has served in Paris (UNESCO), Havana, Brussels and Santiago. In Ottawa, he has worked in Latin American
affairs, personnel and policy development. In 1994, he became Director responsible for Cabinet and Parliamentary
Relations, and later served as Senior Departmental Assistant to four ministers, including the Minister of Foreign Affairs
and the Minister for International Development and La Francophonie. His spouse is Maryse Harvey and he has three
children. Mr. Rousseau succeeds Graeme Clark. </p>
<p><strong>Colin Russel</strong> (BEng, 1962; MBA, 1971, McGill University) joined the Department of Industry, Trade and Commerce in
1971 after several years working as an engineer in the private sector. He has had overseas assignments in Madrid, Rabat,
Manila, London, New Delhi and Hong Kong (three times), most recently as Consul General. In Ottawa, he served as
Director of the Japan Trade Development Division, the East Asia Trade Division and the China Division. He is married to
Linden Russel and they have three children. Mr. Russel succeeds Allan Stewart.</p>
<p><strong>Gerald Skinner</strong> (BA, Honours [Political Science], University of British Columbia, 1965; MA [International Relations],
Carleton University, 1979) joined the Department of External Affairs in 1966 and has served abroad in Cairo (twice),
Warsaw, Geneva, Bonn, Moscow and Riga. In 1999, he became Ambassador to Kazakhstan. In Ottawa, he has had a wide
variety of assignments which included the Eastern European Division and the Arms Control and Disarmament Division. He
was also Director of the South Asia Division and the Emergency Preparedness Division. He is married to Ilham Moyine
Al-Arab and they have two children. Mr. Skinner will be Canada's first resident ambassador in Reykjavik.</p>
<p><strong>Ottfried von Finckenstein</strong> (MA [Political Science], Carleton University, 1964) joined the Canadian Government Office of
Tourism in 1965 after working as a reporter for Canadian Press. He moved to the Department of Industry, Trade and
Commerce in 1977. He has had postings in Frankfurt, Hamburg, Bogota, Singapore, Bonn and Warsaw. A trade
commissioner, he also worked in tourism market development in Ottawa, investment promotion in Bonn, and development
assistance programs both in Ottawa and Warsaw. He is currently Counsellor (Commercial) at the High Commission in
Malaysia. He is married to Grazyna Bandurra von Finckenstein.</p>
<p>Mr. von Finckenstein succeeds John Kneale.</p>
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