Allan Gotlieb was Canadian Ambassador in Washington from 1981 to 1988. After joining the foreign service in 1957, he served abroad in Geneva. Subsequently, he was head of the Legal Division of the Department of External Affairs and Under-Secretary of State for External Affairs after having served as Deputy Minister of Communications and Manpower and Immigration. He is now chairman of the Canada Council, as well as council for Stikeman Elliott in Toronto, Ontario.
