Background
Burney, Derek H. was born on November 1, 1939 in Fort William, Ontario, Canada.
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Derek H. Burney
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Bachelor with honors, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario. Master of Arts in Political Science, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario.
Career
Joined, External Affairs Department, Canada Foreign Svc., 1963; officer, Canada Embassy, New Zealand, 1965; officer, Canada Embassy, Tokyo, 1965-1967; counsellor political affairs, Canada Embassy, Tokyo, 1969-1972; head officer assignment section personnel department, headquarters External Affairs Department, Canada, 1972-1975; director Pacific and N.E. Asia division, headquarters External Affairs Department, Canada, 1975-1976; senior departmental assistant to secretary state, official spokesman, headquarters External Affairs Department, 1976-1978; ambassador to Republic Korea, 1978-1980; administrator Ottawa Summit, headquarters External Affairs Department, Canada, 1980-1981; assistant under secretary Bureau Trade, Development and General Economics Rels., headquarters External Affairs Department, Canada, 1981-1983; assistant deputy minister United States Affairs, headquarters External Affairs Department, 1983-1985; agenda coordinator Quebec Summit Meeting, headquarters External Affairs Department, 1985; associate under secretary state, headquarters External Affairs Department, Canada, 1985-1987; chief of staff to prime minister, headquarters External Affairs Department, Canada, 1987-1988; ambassador to the United States, Washington, since 1989; personal representative of prime minister, Economics Summit, 1990. Student Japanese Studies Center, unites states department State, Tokyo, 1967-1969.
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Married Joan Peden; 4 sons.
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Conservative
Education
Career
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1963
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1965
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1965 - 1967
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1972 - 1975
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1978 - 1980
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1980 - 1981
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1987 - 1988
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1989
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1990
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