- Arnold Smith
Arnold Cantwell Smith, CH, OC, MA, LLD, (
January 18 1915 –February 7 ,1994 ) was a Canadian diplomat. He was the firstCommonwealth Secretary-General , serving from 1965–1975.A talented student, he won a
Rhodes Scholarship toChrist Church, Oxford .From 1958 to 1961, he was the Canadian Ambassador to
Egypt . From 1961 to 1963, he was the Canadian Ambassador to theUSSR . During his time at the Commonwealth Secretariat, the Commonwealth flag was designed on his and Prime MinisterPierre Trudeau 's initiative.In 1984, he was made an Officer of the
Order of Canada for a "a long and distinguished diplomatic career". [http://www.gg.ca/honours/search-recherche/honours-desc.asp?lang=e&TypeID=orc&id=1568]Arnold Smith was the older brother of
Wilfred Cantwell Smith . [cite web|title = Wilfred Cantwell Smith|url = http://www.ageofsignificance.org/people/wcsmith/index.html|accessdate = 2008-08-03]References
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