He joined federal Department of Munitions and Supply in 1940 and later became chief of the economic division of the Department of External Affairs. In 1947, he was appointed Canada's ambassador to Mexico. From 1950 to 1951, he was Canada's representative to the OECD. He was also Canada's ambassador to Brazil, Belgium, and Luxembourg. He was Canada's chief negotiator at the "Kennedy" General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade negotiations from 1964 to 1967.
In 2004, he was inducted into the McGill University Sports Hall of Fame.
Referencesedit
^"Sydney David Pierce". Olympedia. Retrieved September 21, 2021.
External linksedit
. Archived from the original on December 8, 2006.
"Heads of Posts List".
"Sydney David Pierce Ambassador led talks at GATT". The Globe and Mail. May 21, 1992.
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sydney, david, pierce, march, 1901, 1992, canadian, olympic, hurdler, career, diplomat, canada, first, jewish, ambassador, born, 1901, march, 1901montreal, quebec, canadadiedmay, 1992, 1992, aged, occupationdiplomatlife, career, editthis, section, does, cite, . Sydney David Pierce March 30 1901 May 17 1992 was a Canadian Olympic hurdler and career diplomat 1 He was Canada s first Jewish ambassador Sydney David PierceBorn 1901 03 30 March 30 1901Montreal Quebec CanadaDiedMay 17 1992 1992 05 17 aged 91 OccupationdiplomatLife and career editThis section does not cite any sources Please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed March 2023 Learn how and when to remove this template message Born in Montreal Quebec he competed in track and field while attending McGill University and in the 110 metres hurdles at 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris He received a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1922 a Bachelor of Civil Law degree in 1925 and an honorary Doctorate of Law in 1956 After graduating he became a reporter for the Montreal Gazette He then lectured at Dalhousie University in political science and later worked for the Associated Press He joined federal Department of Munitions and Supply in 1940 and later became chief of the economic division of the Department of External Affairs In 1947 he was appointed Canada s ambassador to Mexico From 1950 to 1951 he was Canada s representative to the OECD He was also Canada s ambassador to Brazil Belgium and Luxembourg He was Canada s chief negotiator at the Kennedy General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade negotiations from 1964 to 1967 In 2004 he was inducted into the McGill University Sports Hall of Fame References edit Sydney David Pierce Olympedia Retrieved September 21 2021 External links edit McGill Athletics profile Archived from the original on December 8 2006 Heads of Posts List Sydney David Pierce Ambassador led talks at GATT The Globe and Mail May 21 1992 nbsp nbsp This biographical article relating to Canadian athletics and track and field is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Sydney David Pierce amp oldid 1156352146, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
