Victor Campbell Moore

Victor Campbell Moore is a former Canadian diplomat.^[1]

Moore's first posting abroad was to Karachi from 1960-1962, and then to The Hague until 1965.^[2]

From 1965-1967 Moore represented Canada as commissioner of the International Control Commission, during the Vietnam War.^[3][4] Moore negotiated directly with the Communist government in Hanoi in an attempt to reconvene the 1954 Geneva Conference.^[5] Unfortunately, the effort championed by Moore and Chester Ronning was unsuccessful.^[6]

In 1968 Moore was appointed High Commissioner to Jamaica, a post he held until 1972.^[1] From 1971-1972 he also acted as commissioner to the Bahamas and Belize.^[1]

In 1976 and 1977 Moore succeeded Arthur Frederick Broadbridge as High Commissioner to Malawi and Zambia and Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Mozambique, posts he held until 1979.^[1]

References

1. "Moore, Victor Campbell (Career)". Heads of Post List. Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development Canada. 8 June 2007. Retrieved 14 September 2013.
2. Roberts, Naomi Ziman & Roberts, Peter (2005). First foreign posting: Moscow 1958-1959. Penumbra Press. p. 184. ISBN 9781894131797.
3. "Canadian Diplomat Returns to Vietnam". Montreal Gazette. Canadian Press. 18 February 1967. p. 1. Retrieved 14 September 2013.
4. Gardner, Lloyd C. & Gittinger, Ted (2004). The Search for Peace in Vietnam, 1964-1968. Texas A&M University Press. p. 243. ISBN 9781585443420.
5. "Contact with Hanoi Government Revealed by Canadian Delegate". Montreal Gazette. Canadian Press. 21 February 1966. p. 1. Retrieved 14 September 2013.
6. Gardner, Lloyd C. & Gittinger, Ted (2004). The Search for Peace in Vietnam, 1964-1968. Texas A&M University Press. p. 132. ISBN 9781585443420.