Jacques S RoyJacques S. Roy was born in the village of Sainte-Anne-des-Monts in Québec in 1934. In his boyhood, he attended the Séminaire de Rimouski. In 1958, he obtained his law license at Laval University, and became a member of the Quebec Bar in 1959. He spen one year at the London School of Economics studying international relations. He entered Canada's Ministry of Foreign Affairs in 1960 as an agent in international relations. His first postings abroad were to Prague in Czechoslovakia and Havana, Cuba. After that, he was part of the Canadian delegation to OTAN. Upon his return to Ottawa, he was named an Advisor to the Minister of Foreign Affairs, the Hon. Allan MacEachen. Subsequently, he became Adjunct Secretary to the Privy Council and an Advisor to Prime Minister Pierre-Elliot Trudeau for international affairs. Later, he held numerous posts abroad, namely: Ambassador to Saudi Arabia in 1981-82; Minister of Economic Affairs at the Canadian embassy in Washington, D.C., from 1982-86; Ambassador to Switzerland from 1990-94; Ambassador to the European Union in Brussels from 1994-96, during which time he successfully negotiated the Turbot Agreement in 1995; and Ambassador to France from 1996-2000. In 2002 and 2003, he promoted the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver. Timothy A. Williams, the translator of this book, worked for thirty-eight years as a Canadian foreign service officer, serving at headquarters as Director General of Latin America and Africa, and abroad as Consul General in Boston, Minister in Paris, and Ambassador to Tunisia. Read More Read Less