Education
Born in Vancouver, British Columbia, he was educated at the University of British Columbia and was a Rhodes Scholar attending Balliol College, Oxford.
Born in Vancouver, British Columbia, he was educated at the University of British Columbia and was a Rhodes Scholar attending Balliol College, Oxford.
In 1929 he started with the Department of External Affairs. In 1941, he became Under Secretary of State for External Affairs. From 1946-1949 and 1952–1957, he was Canadian High Commissioner in London, during which time he participated at the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II as Standard Bearer, and from 1957-1958 he was Canadian Ambassador in Washington, District of Columbia
Robertson is buried at Maclaren Cemetery in Wakefield, Quebec.