Background
Cadieux, Marcel was born on June 17, 1915 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Son of Romeo and Berthe (Patenaude) Cadieux.
Cadieux, Marcel was born on June 17, 1915 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Son of Romeo and Berthe (Patenaude) Cadieux.
Bachelor of Arts, Andre Grasset College (Canada), 1936. Licentiate Laws, U. Montreal, 1939. Postgraduate McGill University, 1939-1940.
Doctor of Laws universities Montreal, 1964, Poitiers (France), 1966, Ottawa, 1968.
Called to Quebec bar, 1939, named Queen's counsel, 1962. With Canadian Department External Affairs, Ottawa, Ontario, 1941-1944, London, England., 1944-1945, Brussels, Belgium, 1945-1947, head personnel division Ottawa, 1948-1951, Paris, France, 1951-1954, Hanoi, Vietnam, 1954-1955, head United Nations division, Ottawa, 1955-1956. Assistant under-secretary state for external affairs, legal adviser, Ottawa, 1956-1960.
Deputy under-secretary, legal adviser, 1960-1964, under-secretary, 1964-1970.
Canadian ambassador to the United States, Washington, 1970-1975. Professor public international law Faculty of Law, U. Ottawa, 1956-1963.
Member United Nations International Law Commission, 1961-1966. Board Governors National Film Board Canada, 1958-1969. Member Royal Society.
Clubs: Metropolitan, Chevy Chase (Washington).
Married Anita Comtois, January 21, 1956. Children: Francois, Rene.