August 4, 1998 No. 183

DIPLOMATIC APPOINTMENTS

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

Ruth Archibald becomes High Commissioner to the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, with concurrent accreditation to the Republic of Maldives.

James Bartleman becomes High Commissioner to the Republic of South Africa, with concurrent accreditation to the Republic of Mauritius.

Marc-André Brault becomes Consul General in Atlanta, United States of America.

Ferry de Kerckhove becomes High Commissioner to the Islamic Republic of Pakistan.

The Honourable Ronald A. Irwin, P.C., C.M., LL.B., Q.C.

becomes Ambassador to Ireland.

Claude Laverdure becomes Ambassador to the Kingdom of Belgium.

Linda McDonald becomes Consul General in St. Petersburg, Russian Federation.

Jean-Michel Roy becomes Consul General in Saõ Paulo, Federative Republic of Brazil.

Kenneth Sunquist becomes Ambassador to the Republic of Indonesia.

John Tennant becomes Consul General in Detroit, United States of America.

Denis Thibault becomes Ambassador to the Republic of Costa Rica, with concurrent accreditation to the Republic of Nicaragua.

Robert Vanderloo becomes Ambassador to the Portuguese Republic.

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Biographical notes on the appointees are attached.

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BIOGRAPHICAL NOTES

Ruth Archibald (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.

James Bartleman (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.

Marc-André Brault (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.

Ferry de Kerckhove (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.

The Honourable Ronald A. Irwin, P.C., C.M., LL.B.,Q.C. (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.

Claude Laverdure (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

married to Suzanne Bisson and they have three children. Mr. Laverdure succeeds Jean-Paul Hubert.

Linda McDonald (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.

Jean-Michel Roy (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.

Kenneth Sunquist (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.

John Tennant (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,

Mr. Tennant has been Minister (Economic/Commercial) in Tokyo. He is married to Barbara Campbell and they have two children.

Mr. Tennant succeeds Donald Wismer.

Denis Thibault (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.

Robert Vanderloo (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,

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.