Background
Fraser, Derek Russell Thurlow was born on March 6, 1937 in Trail, British Columbia, Canada. Son of Robert Thurlow and Amelie Dorothy (Bisson) Fraser.
Fraser, Derek Russell Thurlow was born on March 6, 1937 in Trail, British Columbia, Canada. Son of Robert Thurlow and Amelie Dorothy (Bisson) Fraser.
Bachelor, University British Columbia, 1958. Bachelor of Laws, University British Columbia, 1963. Certified, University Montpellier, 1959.
2d secretary, Canada Embassy, Bonn, Germany, 1966-1970; counsellor, Canada Embassy, Moscow, 1973-1975; minister counsellor, Canada Embassy, Brussels, 1980-1984; director Eastern Europe, Department Foreign Affairs, Ottawa, Canada, 1984-1988; ambassador, Canada Embassy, Budapest, Hungary, 1988-1993; ambassador, Canada Embassy, Athens, Greece, since 1995.
Married Christina Hantel, April 4, 1968. Children: Robin, Jeremy, Julia, Alexandra.