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| + | }}'''Alfred John Gardyne Drummond de Chastelain''' is a British-Canadian retired army officer and diplomat. He attended the [[1999 Bilderberg meeting]]. | ||
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| + | De Chastelain was born in Romania to Scottish and American parents and was educated in England and Scotland before his family emigrated to Canada in 1954. There, de Chastelain became a Militia private and enrolled in the [[Royal Military College of Canada]], going on to pursue a career in the [[Canadian Army]]. He was commissioned into [[Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry]] and rose eventually to be twice [[Chief of the Defence Staff (Canada)|Chief of the Defence Staff]], with a break of a year during which he served as [[List of Canadian ambassadors to the United States|Canada's ambassador to the United States]]. In 1995, de Chastelain became active in the [[Northern Ireland peace process]] and eventually focused on the disarmament of paramilitary groups in Northern Ireland. | ||
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| + | ==Background== | ||
| + | De Chastelain was born in 1937 in [[Bucharest]], Romania, to [[Alfred Gardyne de Chastelain]], a Scottish oil engineer then working in Bucharest for [[Anglo-Iranian Oil Company|British Petroleum]], (later an agent of SOE) and [[Marion Elizabeth (Walsh) de Chastelain|Marion Elizabeth de Chastelain]], an American. He was educated in England and later at [[Fettes College]], Edinburgh. The de Chastelain family emigrated to Canada in 1954, and a year later, after finishing his education at Fettes College, De Chastelain joined his family and attended Mount Royal College (now [[Mount Royal University]]) in [[Calgary]].<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20210426055215/https://www.mtroyal.ca/AboutMountRoyal/MediaRoom/Newsroom/john-de-chastelain-peace.htm</ref> He married Mary Ann Laverty.<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20190704110542/https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/1993/07/05/imported-anecdotes/bbf3bc01-c658-45a8-82e8-2be9c9554a70/</ref> | ||
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| + | ==Military== | ||
| + | De Chastelain started his military career as a Militia private in the [[Calgary Highlanders]] in which he served from January to September 1956.<ref name=roads>https://web.archive.org/web/20190704103255/http://www.royalroads.ca/news-events/convocation/awards/john-de-chastelain</ref> He was enrolled in the [[Royal Military College of Canada]] in September 1956 and graduated in 1960 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in history and a commission in [[Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry]] (PPCLI), two years before he became a [[naturalization|naturalized]] Canadian. Performing regimental duty in Canada, Germany, and Cyprus, de Chastelain subsequently attended the [[British Army]] [[Staff College, Camberley|staff college in Camberley]] in 1966 and was commanding officer of the Second Battalion PPCLI from 1970 to 1972.<ref name=ppcli>https://web.archive.org/web/20190704104656/https://ppcli.com/general-a-j-g-d-de-chastelain-cc-cmm-cd-ch/</ref> | ||
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| + | As a colonel, he commanded [[CFB Montreal]] for a two-year period ending with the [[1976 Summer Olympics]] in [[Montreal|that city]]. He was also Deputy Chief of Staff of the United Nations Force in Cyprus ([[UNFICYP]]) and Commander of the Canadian contingent there. As a brigadier-general, he successively became Commandant of the Royal Military College of Canada in 1977,<ref name=roads/> Commander of [[4 Canadian Mechanized Brigade Group]] in [[Lahr]], Germany in 1980 and Director General Land Doctrine and Operations at [[Department of National Defence Headquarters (Canada)|National Defence Headquarters]] in Ottawa, Ontario in 1982.<ref name=ppcli/> | ||
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| + | As a major-general, de Chastelain was Deputy Commander of the [[Canadian Army]] (then called Mobile Command) and Commander of the Mobile Command Division, which was exercised as such in 1985 on Exercise RV '85. As a lieutenant-general, he became Assistant Deputy Minister for Personnel in 1986<ref name=roads/> and then [[Vice Chief of the Defence Staff (Canada)|Vice-Chief of the Defence Staff]] in 1988.<ref name=roads/> In 1989, he was promoted to the rank of general and appointed [[Chief of the Defence Staff (Canada)|Chief of the Defence Staff]].<ref name=roads/> | ||
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| + | In 1993, he transferred to the Reserves and was appointed [[Canadian Ambassador to the United States|Ambassador to the United States]] by [[Brian Mulroney]].<ref name=roads/> In 1994, shortly after the election of [[Jean Chrétien]], he was recalled to Regular Force duty and re-appointed Chief of the Defence Staff, replacing [[John Rogers Anderson|Admiral Anderson]] and vacating the office of Ambassador for [[Raymond Chrétien]]. de Chastelain served as Chief of Defence Staff until his retirement in December 1995.<ref name=roads/> | ||
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| + | ==Civilian== | ||
| + | Since November 1995, de Chastelain has been involved in the [[Northern Ireland peace process]] and from 1997 to 2011 he was Chairman of the [[Independent International Commission on Decommissioning]], which was responsible for ensuring the [[Decommissioning in Northern Ireland|decommissioning of arms by paramilitary groups in Northern Ireland]]. He has made an impact on the way that Britain has viewed the IRA since the decommissioning has begun. As part of the [[Good Friday Agreement]] an independent neutral adjudicator was selected to look over the disarmament of Republican and Loyalist paramilitary weapons in Northern Ireland.<ref name=roads/> | ||
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| Born | 1937-07-30 Bucharest, Romania | |||||||||||
| Nationality | Canadian | |||||||||||
| Alma mater | Fettes College, Royal Military College of Canada, Mount Royal University, Staff College Camberley | |||||||||||
| Parents | • Alfred Gardyne de Chastelain • Marion de Chastelain | |||||||||||
| Children | 2 | |||||||||||
| Spouse | Mary Ann de Chastelain | |||||||||||
Canadian diplomat and officer who attended the 1999 Bilderberg
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Alfred John Gardyne Drummond de Chastelain is a British-Canadian retired army officer and diplomat. He attended the 1999 Bilderberg meeting.
De Chastelain was born in Romania to Scottish and American parents and was educated in England and Scotland before his family emigrated to Canada in 1954. There, de Chastelain became a Militia private and enrolled in the Royal Military College of Canada, going on to pursue a career in the Canadian Army. He was commissioned into Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry and rose eventually to be twice Chief of the Defence Staff, with a break of a year during which he served as Canada's ambassador to the United States. In 1995, de Chastelain became active in the Northern Ireland peace process and eventually focused on the disarmament of paramilitary groups in Northern Ireland.
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Background
De Chastelain was born in 1937 in Bucharest, Romania, to Alfred Gardyne de Chastelain, a Scottish oil engineer then working in Bucharest for British Petroleum, (later an agent of SOE) and Marion Elizabeth de Chastelain, an American. He was educated in England and later at Fettes College, Edinburgh. The de Chastelain family emigrated to Canada in 1954, and a year later, after finishing his education at Fettes College, De Chastelain joined his family and attended Mount Royal College (now Mount Royal University) in Calgary.[1] He married Mary Ann Laverty.[2]
Military
De Chastelain started his military career as a Militia private in the Calgary Highlanders in which he served from January to September 1956.[3] He was enrolled in the Royal Military College of Canada in September 1956 and graduated in 1960 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in history and a commission in Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry (PPCLI), two years before he became a naturalized Canadian. Performing regimental duty in Canada, Germany, and Cyprus, de Chastelain subsequently attended the British Army staff college in Camberley in 1966 and was commanding officer of the Second Battalion PPCLI from 1970 to 1972.[4]
As a colonel, he commanded CFB Montreal for a two-year period ending with the 1976 Summer Olympics in that city. He was also Deputy Chief of Staff of the United Nations Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP) and Commander of the Canadian contingent there. As a brigadier-general, he successively became Commandant of the Royal Military College of Canada in 1977,[3] Commander of 4 Canadian Mechanized Brigade Group in Lahr, Germany in 1980 and Director General Land Doctrine and Operations at National Defence Headquarters in Ottawa, Ontario in 1982.[4]
As a major-general, de Chastelain was Deputy Commander of the Canadian Army (then called Mobile Command) and Commander of the Mobile Command Division, which was exercised as such in 1985 on Exercise RV '85. As a lieutenant-general, he became Assistant Deputy Minister for Personnel in 1986[3] and then Vice-Chief of the Defence Staff in 1988.[3] In 1989, he was promoted to the rank of general and appointed Chief of the Defence Staff.[3]
In 1993, he transferred to the Reserves and was appointed Ambassador to the United States by Brian Mulroney.[3] In 1994, shortly after the election of Jean Chrétien, he was recalled to Regular Force duty and re-appointed Chief of the Defence Staff, replacing Admiral Anderson and vacating the office of Ambassador for Raymond Chrétien. de Chastelain served as Chief of Defence Staff until his retirement in December 1995.[3]
Civilian
Since November 1995, de Chastelain has been involved in the Northern Ireland peace process and from 1997 to 2011 he was Chairman of the Independent International Commission on Decommissioning, which was responsible for ensuring the decommissioning of arms by paramilitary groups in Northern Ireland. He has made an impact on the way that Britain has viewed the IRA since the decommissioning has begun. As part of the Good Friday Agreement an independent neutral adjudicator was selected to look over the disarmament of Republican and Loyalist paramilitary weapons in Northern Ireland.[3]
References
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20210426055215/https://www.mtroyal.ca/AboutMountRoyal/MediaRoom/Newsroom/john-de-chastelain-peace.htm
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20190704110542/https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/1993/07/05/imported-anecdotes/bbf3bc01-c658-45a8-82e8-2be9c9554a70/
- ↑ a b c d e f g h https://web.archive.org/web/20190704103255/http://www.royalroads.ca/news-events/convocation/awards/john-de-chastelain
- ↑ a b https://web.archive.org/web/20190704104656/https://ppcli.com/general-a-j-g-d-de-chastelain-cc-cmm-cd-ch/
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