Robert Wright (diplomat)
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| Nationality | Canadian |
| Member of | Canadian Global Affairs Institute |
Brother of James R. Wright and David Wright, who are both also high-ranking Canadian diplomats.
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Not to be confused with Robert G. Wright (whistleblower)
Robert G. Wright is a Canadian former diplomat, and brother of James R. Wright and David Wright, who are both also high-ranking Canadian diplomats.
Career
Wright began his career with the federal government in 1971 as a trade policy officer in the Department of Industry, Trade and Commerce. In 1977, he was posted to Geneva as a member of the Canadian Delegation to the Tokyo Round of Multilateral Trade Negotiations. He served subsequently as Chief of the Western Europe Division, Director of the Pacific Division, and Director of the GATT Division in the newly formed Department of External Affairs and International Trade. In 1985, he was appointed Deputy Head of the Canadian Delegation to the Uruguay Round in Geneva. He returned to Ottawa in 1991 as Director General of the U.S. Bureau. From 1993 to 1995, Wright served at the Canadian Embassy in Washington, D.C., as Minister (Economic) and Deputy Head of Mission.[1]
He held the position of Deputy Minister of International Trade from 1995 until he was appointed Canadian Ambassador to Japan in 2001. He served in this position until 2005 when he was appointed as Ambassador to People's Republic of China, a position he held until 2009. While in China, he was also accredited as Canadian Ambassador to Mongolia.
Born in Montreal, he is the brother of James R. Wright and David Wright, who are both also retired diplomats. They served most recently as Canada's high commissioner to the United Kingdom from 2006 to 2011 and as Canada's permanent representative to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization from 1997 to 2003, respectively.
Robert G. Wright currently sits on the advisory council of the Canadian Defence and Foreign Affairs Institute based in Calgary.[2] He is a senior research fellow for the China Institute.
