Norman Robertson

Norman Robertson and Mackenzie King, 1944

Norman Robertson and colleagues at the Paris Peace Conference, Palais du Luxembourg. (L.-r.:) Norman Robertson, Rt. Hon. W.L. Mackenzie King, Hon. Brooke Claxton, Arnold Heeney

Norman Alexander Robertson, CC (March 4, 1904 - July 16, 1968) was a Canadian diplomat and was one of Prime Minister Mackenzie King's advisers.

Born in Vancouver, British Columbia, he was educated at the University of British Columbia and was a Rhodes Scholar. In 1929 he started with the Department of External Affairs. In 1941, he became Under Secretary of State for External Affairs.

From 1946-1949 and 1952–1957, he was Canadian High Commissioner in London and from 1957-1958 he was Canadian Ambassador in Washington, D.C..

In 1967, he was made a Companion of the Order of Canada. Robertson is buried at Maclaren Cemetery in Wakefield, Quebec.^[1] Robertson is buried at the same cemetery as fellow diplomats and friends Hume Wrong and Lester B. Pearson.

References

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• "Norman A. Robertson, C.C.". Office of the Secretary to the Governor General. http://www.gg.ca/honours/search-recherche/honours-desc.asp?lang=e&TypeID=orc&id=2265. Retrieved February 9, 2005. 
• "Norman Alexander Robertson". Library and Archives Canada. Archived from the original on December 20, 2004. http://web.archive.org/web/20041220164845/http://www.collectionscanada.ca/king/05320113/053201130437_e.html. Retrieved February 9, 2005. 

Diplomatic posts
Preceded by Vincent Massey	Canadian High Commissioner to the United Kingdom 1946–1949	Succeeded by L. Dana Wilgress
Preceded by L. Dana Wilgress	Canadian High Commissioner to the United Kingdom 1952–1957	Succeeded by George Drew

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Name	Robertson, Norman
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Date of birth	March 4, 1904
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Date of death	July 16, 1968
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