Chairman of the Independent International Commission on Decommissioning
In office 1997–2011
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Personal details
Born
(1937-07-30) 30 July 1937 (age 86) Bucharest, Kingdom of Romania
Spouse
Mary Ann (née Laverty)
Children
2
Alma mater
Royal Military College of Canada
Mount Royal University
Awards
Order of the Companions of Honour (Member)
Order of Canada (Companion)
Legion of Merit (Commander)
Order of Military Merit (Commander)
Order of St. John (Commander)
Canadian Forces' Decoration
Military service
Allegiance
Canada
Branch/service
Land Force Command
Years of service
1956–1995
Rank
General
Unit
Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry
The Calgary Highlanders
Commands
2nd Battalion, PPCLI
CFB Montreal
Royal Military College
4 Canadian Mechanized Brigade Group
Canadian Armed Forces
Battles/wars
October Crisis
Oka Crisis
Alfred John Gardyne Drummond de ChastelainCC CMM CH CD (born 30 July 1937) is a British-Canadian retired army officer and diplomat.
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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