Career
With department external affairs, Government of Canada, from early 1970s; ambassador to Argentina and Uruguay, Government of Canada, 1985; assistant deputy minister for L.Am. and Caribbean, Ministry of Foreign Affairs assistant deputy minister for international economics and trade policy, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, 1990-1992; ambassador to United Nations, 1992-1994; associate deputy minister, Canada Department Finance, 1994-1995; associate deputy minister, Canada Department of Finance, 1995; deputy minister defense, Government of Canada, 1995-1998; deputy secretary general, United Nations, since 1998; F C.