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{{Short description|Canadian diplomat}} |
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{{Infobox Ambassador |
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| name = John A. McNee |
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| birth_date = 1951{{citation needed|date=May 2015}} |
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| birth_place = [[London, Ontario]] |
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| profession = [[Diplomat]] |
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| children = 2<ref name="UNBio"/> |
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| office1 = Canadian Ambassador to the United Nations |
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| term_start1 = 1 July 2006 |
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| term_end1 = July 2011 |
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| predecessor1 = [[Allan Rock]] |
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| successor1 = Guillermo Rishchynski |
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| order1 = 21st |
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| monarch1 = [[Elizabeth II]] |
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| primeminister1 = [[Stephen Harper]] |
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| office2 = Canadian Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Luxembourg |
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| term_start2 = 14 September 2004 |
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| term_end2 = 26 May 2006 |
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| monarch2 = Elizabeth II |
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'''John McNee''' (born 1951) is a [[Canadians|Canadian]] career diplomat who served as Canada's Ambassador to the [[United Nations]] from 2006 to July 2011. |
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== Early life and education == |
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McNee was born in [[London, Ontario]],{{citation needed|date=November 2024}} in 1951. He earned a Bachelor of Arts in History from [[York University]] in Ontario in 1973 and a Master of Arts in History from [[Cambridge University]] in the United Kingdom in 1975. He was awarded the title of Canada Scholar during his studies at Cambridge.<ref name="UNBio">{{cite web |title=John McNee, new permanent representative of Canada presents credentials |url=https://press.un.org/en/2006/bio3780.doc.htm |website=United Nations |date=31 July 2006 |access-date=6 November 2024}}</ref> |
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== Career == |
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McNee joined the [[Department of External Affairs (Canada)|Department of External Affairs]] in 1978 and held several roles, including postings in [[Madrid]], the [[London]], and [[Tel Aviv]].<ref name="UNBio"/> In Ottawa, he served within the Foreign and Defence Policy Secretariat of the [[Privy Council Office (Canada)|Privy Council Office]] and held positions in the Policy Development Secretariat, Prime Minister’s Task Force on International Peace and Security, and the Canada-United States Transboundary Division.<ref name="UNBio"/> |
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From 1993 to 1997, McNee was the Canadian Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to [[Syria]], and to [[Lebanon]] concurrently.<ref name="CanadianHeadsOfMission">{{cite web | title = Canadian Heads of Mission Abroad since 1800 - Posting Dashboard | url = https://w05.international.gc.ca/CHOMA-CDMCE/Posting | publisher = Government of Canada | access-date = 6 November 2024}}</ref> Upon returning to Canada, he became Director of the Personnel Division and later served as Director General for the [[Middle East]], [[North Africa]], and Gulf States Bureau in the Department of Foreign Affairs.<ref name="PMNominations">{{cite web |title=Prime Minister announces diplomatic nominations |url=http://pm.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=1020 |publisher=Office of the Prime Minister of Canada |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060710043633/http://pm.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=1020 |archive-date=10 July 2006}}</ref><ref name="UNBio"/> |
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From 2004 to 2006, McNee served as Canada's Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to [[Belgium]] and to [[Luxembourg]] concurrently.<ref name="CanadianHeadsOfMission"/> His appointment as Canada’s Ambassador to the United Nations was announced in February 2006,<ref name="PMNominations"/> and he succeeded [[Allan Rock]] in the role in July 2006.<ref name="CanadianHeadsOfMission"/> |
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=== Later work === |
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In June 2011, McNee was appointed the first Secretary-General of the [[Global Centre for Pluralism]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://archive.today/20120713033839/http://pluralism.ca/media/press-releases-new/119-GLOBAL-CENTRE-FOR-PLURALISM-APPOINTS-FIRST-SECRETARY-GENERAL |title=Press Release: Global Centre for Pluralism Appoints First Secretary-General |publisher=Global Centre for Pluralism}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Profile: John McNee, Senior Fellow |url=https://www.uottawa.ca/faculty-social-sciences/public-international-affairs/about-school/senior-fellows/john-mcnee |website=University of Ottawa |publisher=Faculty of Social Sciences in the University of Ottawa |access-date=6 November 2024}}</ref> Based in Ottawa, the Centre for Pluralism is an initiative of the [[Aga Khan IV|Aga Khan]] in partnership with the [[Government of Canada]]. As Secretary-General, McNee was responsible for building the Centre’s institutional and intellectual capacities as a global knowledge hub, working with its international Board of Directors.{{citation needed|date=November 2024}} |
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== Personal life == |
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McNee and his wife, Susan, have two children.<ref name="UNBio"/> |
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==See also== |
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==References== |
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*{{C-SPAN|1020687}} |
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{{DEFAULTSORT:McNee, John}} |
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[[Category:1951 births]] |
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[[Category:Alumni of the University of Cambridge]] |
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[[Category:Ambassadors of Canada to Belgium]] |
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[[Category:Ambassadors of Canada to Lebanon]] |
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[[Category:Ambassadors of Canada to Luxembourg]] |
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[[Category:Ambassadors of Canada to Syria]] |
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[[Category:Living people]] |
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[[Category:People from London, Ontario]] |
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[[Category:Permanent Representatives of Canada to the United Nations]] |
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[[Category:York University alumni]] |
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}} |
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