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John de Chastelain

Academic offices
Preceded by William W. Turner	Commandant of the Royal Military College of Canada 1977-1980	Succeeded by William Kirby Lye
Military offices
Preceded by '	Vice-Chief of the Defence Staff ???-1989	Succeeded by '
Preceded by Paul David Manson	Chief of the Defence Staff 1989-1993	Succeeded by John Anderson
Preceded by John Anderson	Chief of the Defence Staff 1994-1995	Succeeded by Jean Boyle
Diplomatic posts
Preceded by Derek Burney	Canadian Ambassador to the United States 1993-1994	Succeeded by Raymond Chrétien
Political offices
Preceded by new position	Chairman of the Independent International Commission on Decommissioning (in Northern Ireland) 1997-2006	Succeeded by not active

Gerneral John de Chastelain
Chairman of the Independent International Commission on Decommissioning
In office 1997 – 2006
Canadian Ambassador to the United States
In office 1993 – 1994
Prime Minister	Jean Chrétien
Preceded by	Derek Burney
Succeeded by	Raymond Chrétien
Chief of the Defence Staff
In office 1994 – 1995
Prime Minister	Jean Chrétien
Preceded by	John Rogers Anderson
Succeeded by	Jean Boyle
In office 1989 – 1993
Prime Minister	Brian Mulroney
Preceded by	Paul David Manson
Succeeded by	John Rogers Anderson

Born	July 30, 1937 Bucharest, Romania
Nationality	Canadian
Relations	Alfred Gardyne de Chastelain, father Marion Elizabeth (Walsh) de Chastelain, mother
Alma mater	Royal Military College of Canada
Occupation	Genreral, Diplomat
Profession	Soldier
Military service
Allegiance	Canada
Service/branch	Canadian Army-Canadian Forces Land Force Command Canadian Forces
Years of service	1960-1995
Rank	General
Unit	Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry, The Calgary Highlanders
Commands	4th Canadian Mechanized Brigade Group, CFB Montreal, Chief of the Defense Staff
Awards	Commander of the Order of Military Merit, Canadian Forces Decoration