Louise Fréchette

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Louise Fréchette
Yves Fortier
Succeeded byRobert Fowler
Personal details
Born (1946-07-16) July 16, 1946 (age 77)
Montreal
NationalityCanadian
Alma materUniversité de Montréal
College of Europe

Louise Fréchette,

think-tank in Waterloo, Ontario, working on a major research project on nuclear energy
and the world's security.

Early life and education

Born in

Certificate of Advanced European Studies
(equivalent to a master's degree) in 1978.

Career

Diplomatic career

Fréchette began her career in 1971 when she joined Canada's

embassy in Athens before joining Canada's UN delegation in Geneva
in 1978.

In 1985, at the age of 39, Fréchette was named Canada's ambassador to Argentina. In 1989, she was sent on a secret mission to Cuba to lobby Fidel Castro to support the Gulf War. While unsuccessful, she impressed Ottawa with her efforts and was named Canada's ambassador to the United Nations in 1992.

In 1995, Fréchette left the foreign service to become assistant deputy minister of finance in

deputy minister
of national defense, the first woman to hold that position.

Deputy Secretary General of the UN

In 1997,

Madeleine K. Albright, among others – was pivotal in devising a peacekeeping operation for Haiti with the return from exile of President Jean-Bertrand Aristide in 1994.[1]

In 2005, after being criticized by former U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman

Oil-for-Food Program, Fréchette announced her resignation.[citation needed
]

Later career

Fréchette is a Member of the Global Leadership Foundation and is a member of the International Advisory Board at the Institute for the Study of International Development (ISID) at McGill University. She was a member of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Commission of Eminent Persons on nuclear energy challenges which issued its report in April 2008.[2]

Other activities

Corporate boards

  • Essilor, Independent Member of the Board of Directors[3]
  • Shell Canada, Independent Member of the Board of Directors (2006-2007)

Non-profit organizations

Recognition

In 1998, Fréchette was made an Officer of the Order of Canada.

References

  1. New York Times
    .
  2. ^ Louise Fréchette appointed to Advisory Board of International Commission on Nuclear Non-proliferation and Disarmament International Commission on Nuclear Non-proliferation and Disarmament (ICNND), press release of October 30, 2008.
  3. ^ Board of Directors Archived 2021-01-20 at the Wayback Machine Essilor.
  4. ^ Membership Archived 2019-03-06 at the Wayback Machine Global Leadership Foundation (GLF).
  5. ^ Louise Fréchette appointed to Advisory Board of International Commission on Nuclear Non-proliferation and Disarmament International Commission on Nuclear Non-proliferation and Disarmament (ICNND), press release of October 30, 2008.
  6. ^ Advisory Board Archived 2020-06-30 at the Wayback Machine Montreal Centre for International Studies.

External links

Diplomatic posts
Preceded by
Yves Fortier
 Canadian Ambassador to the United Nations
1992–1994 		Succeeded by
Positions in intergovernmental organisations
New office Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations
1998–2006 		Succeeded by
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