Eng./Fr.

June 1998

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NATO Permanent Representative of Canada

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Ambassador David Wright

1997 - 2003

Born in Montreal, Canada
Married (Ilze Skuja) with one son (Julian)

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Education

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Lower Canada College, Montreal 1957-1962

McGill University, Montreal - BSc 1966 (Mathematics & Economics),

Columbia University, New York - MBA 1968 (International Finance)

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Career in Candian Foreign Service

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1997-

Canadian Ambassador and Permanent Representative to NATO

1994-97

Canadian Ambassador to Spain

1990-94

Assistant Deputy Minister for Europe, Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade, Ottawa

1987-90

Minister and Deputy Chief of Mission, Canadian Embassy, Paris

1985-87

Director General, Economic Policy Bureau, External Affairs, Ottawa

Sous-sherpa for G-7 Economic Summits

1982-85

Director, Policy Planning Bureau

1978-82

Counsellor (Economic and Financial), Canadian Embassy, Tokyo

1975-78

Economic Bureau, External Affairs, Ottawa

1972-75

First Secretary, Canadian Permanent Mission to the UN, New York

1969-72

Second Secretary, Canadian Embassy, Rome

1968-69

Ottawa

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Languages

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English, French, Spanish

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Publications on various foreign affairs and economics topics including:

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• The future of NATO
• The Japanese financial system
• Russia and Ukraine
• Canada-US free trade
• The Canada-Spain fishing conflict
• World population trends
• Long term growth in industrial societies

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