Ralph Lysyshyn Appointed to Armenia

Foreign Affairs of Canada
Diplomatic Appointments
June 16, 2006

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Ralph Lysyshyn becomes Ambassador to the Russian Federation with concurrent accreditation to the Republic of Armenia.
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Ralph Lysyshyn (BA, McGill University, 1969; MA, University of Alberta, 1971) joined the Department of External Affairs in 1972 and served abroad in Moscow, Lagos, Washington and Brussels, where he was Minister Counsellor at the Canadian Mission to NATO from 1990 to 1994. In Ottawa, he was seconded to the Privy Council Office in 1978 and 1979. At Headquarters, Mr. Lysyshyn held a number of positions, including Director, Arms Control and Disarmament Division and, from 1994 to 1998, that of Director General, International Security and Arms Control Bureau. From 1998 to 2002 he served as the first President of the Forum of Federations. From 2002 to 2005, he was Canada’s Ambassador to Poland and Belarus. He is married to Susan Margaret Lysyshyn. They have three children. Ralph Lysyshyn succeeds Christopher Westdal.
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