The Bowles of Canada and their Roots in Ireland and England |
See also The George Bowles of Peel county Family History, Some Notable Members of This Family and The George Bowles of Peel county Family Tree
Born in China, comes from a Canadian family distinguished in public service. After graduating from the University of Toronto, he was President’s Fellow at Johns Hopkins University. He joined the United Nations post-war UNRRA in 1945, serving in China in 1946-48, in charge of humanitarian aid during the civil war. Joining UNICEF in 1948, he became director of worldwide programmes (1965-78); and, latterly, senior policy advisor. Since his retirement, he continues as pro bono advisor on UNICEF’s emergency operations, is a Board Member of the UN NGO Disarmament Committee and is the UN Representative of the United Nations Association in Canada. For nine years he has prepared annual comprehensive reports on the UN General Assembly. In 2001, he produced a perceptive account of the UN in the last decade of the 20th century (The Diplomacy of Hope).
See The Bowles of Great Britain
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