Jacqueline O'Neill is a Canadian diplomat from St. Albert, Alberta. She is Canada's first Ambassador for Women, Peace and Security, and a co-founder of the Roméo Dallaire Child Soldiers Initiative.
Jacqueline O'Neill | |
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| 1st Ambassador for Women, Peace and Security | |
| Assumed office June 2019 | |
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| Born | St. Albert, Alberta, Canada |
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Early life and education
editO'Neill is from St. Albert, Alberta.[1] Her mother, Mary O'Neill, was a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta and her father, Jack O'Neill, was a deputy minister in Alberta.[1] She attended St. Albert Catholic High School.[1] O'Neill has a bachelor’s degree in commerce from the University of Alberta, and a master’s degree in public policy from the Harvard Kennedy School of Government.[2]
Career
editFrom 2011, O'Neill worked as a federal government adviser on advancing peace and security for women.[3] She has previously worked for NATO, the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe, and the United Nations.[3][4] Along with Roméo Dallaire, she was a co-founder of the Roméo Dallaire Child Soldiers Initiative.[5][6] O’Neill has been Global Fellow at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, an adjunct professor at Georgetown University, and has served on the board of directors of the Canadian International Council.[6]
In June 2019, O'Neill was appointed as Canada's first ambassador for women, peace and security.[7]
References
edit- ^ a b c Henderson, Jennifer (20 June 2019). "Family of former St. Albert resident "so proud"". StAlbertToday.ca. Retrieved 2022-08-03.
- ^ Canada, Global Affairs (2017-02-21). "Canada's ambassador for Women, Peace and Security". GAC. Retrieved 2022-08-03.
- ^ a b "Trudeau appoints first ambassador to advance women, peace and security". toronto.citynews.ca. 12 June 2019. Retrieved 2022-08-03.
- ^ Mattis, J. N. Monopoly of Force: The Nexus of DDR and SSR. (2011). United States: National Defense University Press. p305
- ^ Rabson, Mia (2020-02-11). "Trudeau in Senegal for final African stop of UN Security Council campaigning". CTVNews. Retrieved 2022-08-03.
- ^ a b "Women, Peace and Security: A conversation with Canada's first Ambassador, Jacqueline O'Neill". Balsillie School of International Affairs. Retrieved 2022-08-03.
- ^ "TRUDEAU APPOINTS CANADA'S FIRST AMBASSADOR FOR WOMEN, PEACE AND SECURITY." Globe & Mail [Toronto, Canada], 13 June 2019, p. A5. Gale OneFile: News, link.gale.com/apps/doc/A605133589/STND?u=wikipedia&sid=ebsco&xid=fe3a5aa9. Accessed 2 Aug. 2022.