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1946 - Born on the 16th of July in Montreal.
1971 - Shortly after graduating with a degree in history from the Université de Montréal and from the College of Europe with a Masters Degree, Frechette joined Canada's Department of External Affairs.
1978 - She was posted to the Canadian embassy in Athens before joining Canada's UN delegation in Geneva.
1985 - At the age of 39, she was named Canada's ambassador to Argentina.
1989 - She was sent on a secret mission to Cuba to lobby Fidel Castro to support the Gulf War.
1992 - She impressed Ottawa with her efforts and was named Canada's ambassador to the United Nations.
1995 - She left the foreign service to become assistant deputy minister of finance in Ottawa.
1997 - UN Secretary General Kofi Annan announced a series of reforms at the world body, including the creation of the position of deputy secretary-general to handle many of the administrative responsibilities which had previously been the responsibility of the secretary-general.
1998 - She was made an Officer of the Order of Canada.
2005 - After being criticized by former U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Paul Volcker for failed management of the Iraq Oil-for-Food Program, Frechette announced her resignation.
2006 - In May, she is currently serving a two-year term at the Centre for International Governance Innovation, an international relations and policy think-tank, working on a major research project on nuclear energy and the world's security.
1971 - Shortly after graduating with a degree in history from the Université de Montréal and from the College of Europe with a Masters Degree, Frechette joined Canada's Department of External Affairs.
1978 - She was posted to the Canadian embassy in Athens before joining Canada's UN delegation in Geneva.
1985 - At the age of 39, she was named Canada's ambassador to Argentina.
1989 - She was sent on a secret mission to Cuba to lobby Fidel Castro to support the Gulf War.
1992 - She impressed Ottawa with her efforts and was named Canada's ambassador to the United Nations.
1995 - She left the foreign service to become assistant deputy minister of finance in Ottawa.
1997 - UN Secretary General Kofi Annan announced a series of reforms at the world body, including the creation of the position of deputy secretary-general to handle many of the administrative responsibilities which had previously been the responsibility of the secretary-general.
1998 - She was made an Officer of the Order of Canada.
2005 - After being criticized by former U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Paul Volcker for failed management of the Iraq Oil-for-Food Program, Frechette announced her resignation.
2006 - In May, she is currently serving a two-year term at the Centre for International Governance Innovation, an international relations and policy think-tank, working on a major research project on nuclear energy and the world's security.
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