Marcel Cadieux, (June 17, 1915 – March 19, 1981) was a

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civil servant and diplomat.

Early life and education

Cadieux was born in

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. He studied at the Collège André Grasset, obtained a Master's degree in law from the

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,Janice Gross Stein.
Diplomacy in the Digital Age: Essays in Honour of Ambassador Allan Gotlieb
'. Signal; 2011. . p. 38–. and studied constitutional law at

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in Montreal.

Career

Cadieux joined the Department of External Affairs in 1941,J. F. Bosher.
The Gaullist Attack on Canada, 1967-1997
'. McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP; 2000. . p. 87–88. served as senior adviser to Canadian members of the

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in 1954, and became the legal advisor to the Department of External Affairs in 1956. A professor of international law at the

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, he was the first Canadian to sit on the United Nations International Law Commission. From 1964 to 1970, he was Under-Secretary of State for External Affairs.Gary Evans.
In the National Interest: A Chronicle of the National Film Board of Canada from 1949 to 1989
'. University of Toronto Press; 1991. . p. 110–.
Pirouette: Pierre Trudeau and Canadian Foreign Policy
'. University of Toronto Press; 1991. . p. 16–. Cadieux served on the negotiating committee to determine maritime boundaries with the United States.Robert Bothwell.
Alliance and Illusion: Canada and the World, 1945-1984
'. UBC Press; 1 November 2011. . p. 377–. He was Canada's first

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Ambassador to the

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from 1970 to 1975,
Trudeau’s World: Insiders Reflect on Foreign Policy, Trade, and Defence, 1968-84
'. UBC Press; 1 October 2017. . p. 73–.Arthur E. Blanchette.
Canadian Peacekeepers in Indochina 1954-1973: Recollections
'. Dundurn; 1 September 2001. . p. 175–. and head of the Canadian Mission to the European Communities from 1975. He was appointed to advise the

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(RCMP) in 1978. He also wrote several books on Canadian diplomacy. In 1969, he was made a Companion of the

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Family

He married Anita Comtois, and they had two sons.

References

Marcel Cadieux
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