Mark Bailey (diplomat)

Mark Bailey
Born (1951-08-20) August 20, 1951
Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
Nationality Canadian
Occupation diplomat

Mark Edward Bailey (born 20 August 1951) is a Canadian diplomat. Bailey was appointed Ambassador to the Republic of Austria, with concurrent accreditation as Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the International Organizations in Vienna, on September 20, 2013.

Bailey (BA Honours [Political Science], University of Victoria, 1973) joined the Canadian Department of External Affairs in 1973. In Ottawa, Mr. Bailey has served in the Personnel Operations Division, as desk officer for the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, as deputy director of investment policy and financial affairs, and as director of the International Financial and Investment Affairs Division. He has also worked as director of the Maghreb and Arabian Peninsula Division, director of the Assignments Division and director general of the Middle East and North Africa Bureau. Mr. Bailey has served abroad in New York City; Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire; Jeddah, Saudi Arabia; Geneva, Switzerland; and Washington, D.C. In addition, Mr. Bailey has been posted as ambassador to Morocco, ambassador to Syria and ambassador to Turkey, with non-resident accreditation to Azerbaijan, Georgia and Turkmenistan. In January 2012, Mr. Bailey was named special adviser on Iran and Syria. Most recently, he was director general of the Middle East Bureau. Mr. Bailey replaces John Barrett.

Diplomatic posts
Preceded by
Jean-Guy Joseph Bernard Saint-Martin
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Morocco
1998-2001
Succeeded by
Yves Gagnon
Preceded by
Brian Davis
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Syria
2006-present
Succeeded by
Incumbent


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