Background
Bezanson, Keith Arthur was born on May 12, 1941 in Kingston, Ontario, Canada. Son of Walter and Eileen Bezanson.
Bezanson, Keith Arthur was born on May 12, 1941 in Kingston, Ontario, Canada. Son of Walter and Eileen Bezanson.
Bachelor, Carleton University, 1964. Doctor of Philosophy, Stanford University, 1972.
Secondary school teacher, Canada University Superior vena cava syndrome Oversears, Nigeria, 1964-1966; project director, School Leavers Research Project, Ghana, East Africa, 1966-1972; chief planning officer, Canada International Development Agency, Africa, 1973-1977; regional director East Africa, Canada International Development Agency, Africa, 1977-1978; director general multilateral programs, Canada International Development Agency, Africa, 1978-1981; vice president Americas branch, Canada International Development Agency, 1981-1985; Canada ambassador to Peru and Bolivia, Canada Embassy, 1985-1988; administrative manager, Inter-American Development Bank, 1988-1991; president, International Development Research Center, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, 1991-1997; director Institute for Development Studies, U. Sussex, Brighton, England, 1997.
Married Monique Ouellet. Children: Kathryn, Sarah, Julia.