- Thérèse Paquet-Sévigny
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name = Thérèse Paquet-Sévigny
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known_for =Under-Secretary-General in the United Nations
occupation = DiplomatThérèse Paquet-Sévigny is a Canadian diplomat who holds the distinction of being, in
1987 , the first woman to be permanently appointed to the role of anUnder-Secretary-General in theUnited Nations . She was head of the Department of Public Information. She has also been the Secretary General and Senior Advisor toORBICOM , the International Network of UNESCO Chairs in Communications.Paquet-Sévigny was previously a vice-president of communications with the CBC.
External links
* [http://cjc-online.ca/search.php?op=authorDetail&id=964 The 1989 Southam Lecture]
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