Background
COPITHOKNE, Maurice was born on July 3, 1931 in Vancouver, British Columbia
COPITHOKNE, Maurice was born on July 3, 1931 in Vancouver, British Columbia
University of British Columbia.
Joined Department, of External Affairs 1956. Served Indochina 1957-1959. Teheran 1959-1961, Kuala Lumpur 1964-1967, Peking 1972-1974.
Fellow, Center for Institute Affairs, Harvard University 1974-1975.
Director-General Legal Affairs, then Legal Adviser, Department, of External Affairs 1975-1979. Ambassador to Austria, concurrently Governor International Atomic Energy Agency and Permanent
Representative to United Nations Industrial Development Organization 1979-1982. Assistant Under-Secretary of State for External Affairs 1982-1983.
Commander for Canada, Hong Kong 1983-1986.
Married Tamako Y. Agai in 1963.