Allan Gotlieb
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Allan Ezra Gotlieb C.C., O.M. |
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| Canadian Ambassador to the United States | |
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In office 1981–1989 |
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| Prime Minister |
Pierre Trudeau John Turner Brian Mulroney |
| Preceded by | Peter Towe |
| Succeeded by | Derek Burney |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
February 28, 1928 Winnipeg, Manitoba |
| Spouse(s) | Sondra Gotlieb |
| Alma mater |
University of California at Berkeley B.A. University of Oxford M.A. Harvard Law School LL.B. |
| Profession | Lawyer |
| Religion | Jewish |
Allan Ezra Gotlieb, CC OM (born February 28, 1928) is a Canadian public servant and author.
Born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Gotlieb received his BA from the University of California at Berkeley, his MA from the University of Oxford as a Rhodes Scholar, and his LL.B degree from Harvard University, where he was editor of the Harvard Law Review. In 1957 he joined the Department of External Affairs. In 1965, he wrote the book Disarmament and International Law, a book discussing disarmament during Cold War tensions. From 1967 to 1968 he was assistant undersecretary and legal adviser. From 1968 to 1973 he was deputy minister of the Department of Communications, and from 1973 to 1976 deputy minister of Manpower and Immigration. From 1977 to 1981 he was an undersecretary at External Affairs.
Most notably, Gotlieb was Canadian ambassador to the United States from 1981 to 1989. During his high-profile years in Washington, D.C., he got to know then-U.S. President Ronald Reagan, Vice-President George H. W. Bush, and many senior officials in the Reagan White House, such as Caspar Weinberger, Michael Deaver, James Baker III, and George P. Shultz. An advocate of realism in international relations, Gotlieb became known as a skillful and respected player in the complex world of Washington power politics.
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