October 30, 2007
No. 150
The Honourable Maxime Bernier, Minister of Foreign Affairs, today announced the
following diplomatic appointment:
Neil Reeder becomes Ambassador to the Republic of Costa Rica, with concurrent
accreditation to the Republic of Nicaragua and the Republic of Honduras.
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A biographical note on the appointee is attached.
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BIOGRAPHICAL NOTE
Neil Reeder (BA, University of Saskatchewan, 1979; BJ, Carleton University, 1981)
joined the Department of External Affairs in 1981 and has served abroad in Rabat,
Washington, Hong Kong and Mexico City. He was High Commissioner in Brunei
Darussalam from 1999 to 2002. In Ottawa, he undertook assignments in the East Asia,
the Francophone Africa, and the Caribbean and Central America Relations divisions.
He also served as Director of the Media Relations Office. From 1995 to 1997,
Mr. Reeder was a foreign policy analyst in the Foreign and Defence Policy Secretariat
in the Privy Council Office. Since 2005, he has served as Director General,
Communications (Foreign Policy), with Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada.
He is married to Irene Reeder and they have three children. Neil Reeder succeeds
Mario Laguë.
