Jacqueline O'Neill is a Canadian diplomat from

St. Albert, Alberta St. Albert is a city in Alberta on the Sturgeon River northwest of the City of Edmonton. It was originally settled as a Métis community, and is now the second-largest city in the Edmonton Metropolitan Region. St. Albert first received its town ...

. She is Canada's first Ambassador for Women, Peace and Security, and a co-founder of the Roméo Dallaire Child Soldiers Initiative.

Early life and education

O'Neill is from

. Her mother, Mary O'Neill, was a member of the

Legislative Assembly of Alberta The Legislative Assembly of Alberta is the deliberative assembly of the province of Alberta, Canada. It sits in the Alberta Legislature Building in Edmonton. The Legislative Assembly currently has 87 members, elected first past the post from singl ...

and her father, Jack O'Neill, was a deputy minister in Alberta. She attended

St. Albert Catholic High School St. Albert Catholic High School (SACHS) is a high school in St. Albert, Alberta, Canada and is part of Greater St. Albert Catholic Regional Division No. 29. The school colours are yellow and blue.http://www.stalbertgazette.com/article/Crazy-Grey- ...

. O'Neill has a bachelor’s degree in commerce from the

University of Alberta The University of Alberta, also known as U of A or UAlberta, is a public research university located in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. It was founded in 1908 by Alexander Cameron Rutherford,"A Gentleman of Strathcona – Alexander Cameron Rutherfor ...

, and a master’s degree in public policy from the Harvard Kennedy School of Government.

Career

From 2011, O'Neill worked as a federal government adviser on advancing peace and security for women. She has previously worked for

NATO The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO, ; french: Organisation du traité de l'Atlantique nord, ), also called the North Atlantic Alliance, is an intergovernmental military alliance between 30 member states – 28 European and two No ...

, the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe, and the

United Nations The United Nations (UN) is an intergovernmental organization whose stated purposes are to maintain international peace and international security, security, develop friendly relations among nations, achieve international cooperation, and be ...

. Along with Roméo Dallaire, she was a co-founder of the Roméo Dallaire Child Soldiers Initiative. O’Neill has been Global Fellow at the

Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars The Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars (or Wilson Center) is a quasi-government entity and think tank which conducts research to inform public policy. Located in the Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center in Washi ...

, an adjunct professor at

Georgetown University Georgetown University is a private university, private research university in the Georgetown (Washington, D.C.), Georgetown neighborhood of Washington, D.C. Founded by Bishop John Carroll (archbishop of Baltimore), John Carroll in 1789 as Georg ...

, and has served on the board of directors of the Canadian International Council. In June 2019, O'Neill was appointed as Canada's first ambassador for women, peace and security."TRUDEAU APPOINTS CANADA'S FIRST AMBASSADOR FOR WOMEN, PEACE AND SECURITY." ''Globe & Mail'' oronto, Canada 13 June 2019, p. A5. ''Gale OneFile: News'', link.gale.com/apps/doc/A605133589/STND?u=wikipedia&sid=ebsco&xid=fe3a5aa9. Accessed 2 Aug. 2022.

References

External links

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Five Questions on Gender Equality in Foreign Policy: Jacqueline O’Neill
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