Glyn Berry

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Glyn Berry
Born
Glyn Raymond Berry

(1946-06-14)June 14, 1946
DiedJanuary 15, 2006(2006-01-15) (aged 59)
EducationDalhousie University
OccupationDiplomat
SpouseValerie Berry

Glyn Raymond Berry (June 14, 1946 – January 15, 2006) was a

Master Corporal Paul Franklin, Private William Edward Salikin and Corporal
Jeffrey Bailey.

Early life and education

Born in

University of Wales, Swansea with a BA in political science. He then graduated from McMaster University with a Masters in Political Science, and continued his studies at Dalhousie University
, where he graduated with a PhD in political science in 1981.

Career

He joined Canada's Foreign Affairs Department in 1977 and had served in Oslo, Washington, Havana, London, Islamabad and at the United Nations in New York City. He was sent to Rwanda as part of an inquiry on Canada's role in the country and filed a report in 2004.

He had volunteered for duty in Afghanistan and was appointed as Political Director for the

Department of Foreign Affairs (Canada) to the Provincial Reconstruction Team
.

Berry's body was flown by a

C-130 Hercules transport and was buried in his birthplace of Wales
.

Dalhousie University set up the Glyn R. Berry Memorial Scholarship. It is awarded annually, starting in 2008, to a PhD student in political science who "will specialize in an aspect of Canadian foreign policy, defence and security policy, development assistance policy or another area of study addressing Canada's role in international affairs" [1].

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