Stephen Wallace is a

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retired

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. On 1 February 2011, he became

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and Herald Chancellor of Canada. On 1 November 2011, he received his commission as

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. He retired from public service in January 2018. Wallace is a recipient of the

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, and he was made a Commander of the

Royal Victorian Order The Royal Victorian Order (french: Ordre royal de Victoria) is a dynastic order of knighthood established in 1896 by Queen Victoria. It recognises distinguished personal service to the British monarch, Canadian monarch, Australian monarch, o ...

in the

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Life and career

One of nine children from a naval family originating in the Atlantic provinces, Wallace grew up in Halifax and

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, and his family is now centered near

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. He studied the arts and business administration at the

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. Wallace focused much of his career on international affairs and public administration. His early work as a teacher, volunteer, diplomat and aid worker concentrated mainly on Africa and Central America. Wallace spent many years with the

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, where he managed several reconstruction programs and served as the Vice-President of the Afghanistan Task Force. His public policy assignments included the Special Joint Committee of Parliament Reviewing Canadian Foreign Policy, as well as work on civil society with the

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. As a senior public servant, Wallace served as Assistant Secretary of Government Operations at the Treasury Board Secretariat, and most recently as Associate Deputy Minister for the Department of Canadian Heritage prior to his appointment as Secretary to the Governor General.Office of the Secretary to the Governor General - Organizational Structure
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