April 2, 2007
No. 53
The Honourable Peter MacKay, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Minister of the Atlantic
Canada Opportunities Agency, and Dalhousie University President Dr. Tom Traves
today announced the Glyn R. Berry Memorial Scholarship in International Policy
Studies, in Halifax.
"I know that Glyn would be tremendously proud of this joint initiative between Foreign
Affairs and International Trade Canada and Dalhousie, and the support it gives to
political science scholars," said Minister MacKay.
Glyn Berry completed his doctoral degree at Dalhousie in 1981, and during his nearly
30-year career with the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT),
he served with distinction in Norway, Cuba, the United States, Pakistan and at
Canada's Permanent Mission to the United Nations, among other assignments. He was
serving as Political Director with the Provincial Reconstruction Team in Kandahar,
Afghanistan, when he was tragically killed in the line of duty in January 2006.
A PhD candidate in political science will be recognized annually with this full graduate
scholarship beginning in 2008. Eligible candidates will specialize in an aspect of
Canadian foreign policy, defence and security policy, development assistance policy, or
another area of study addressing Canada's role in international affairs.
Funding of the scholarship is shared between DFAIT and Dalhousie University, with the
Department contributing $150,000 and Dalhousie committing to raise at least that
amount.
"We are very pleased with the significant contributions made by organizations such as
the Professional Association of Foreign Service Officers and Export Development
Canada," said President Traves.
Invited guests at the announcement ceremony included the Berry family and numerous
other members of the Dalhousie and DFAIT communities, among others.
Additional information about this scholarship may be found at http://alumniandfriends.dal.ca/giving/glynberry.php.
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Foreign Affairs Media Relations Office
Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada
613-995-1874
http://www.international.gc.ca
Charles Crosby
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Dalhousie University
902-494-1269
902-222-9379 (cell)
charles.crosby@dal.ca
