A. E. Ritchie
Albert Edgar Ritchie moved through senior administrative and diplomatic posts in Canada’s foreign service, serving as assistant and deputy under-secretary before becoming ambassador in Washington. He subsequently led the Department of External Affairs. His papers at Library and Archives Canada include the working files of those offices, as well as material associated with Hume Wrong and Norman Robertson. 1
Ritchie continued to participate in Canadian–American negotiations after his ambassadorship. In December 1971, he joined Marcel Cadieux and Peter Towe at a ministerial meeting in Washington on trade and monetary disputes. The two governments discussed the automotive agreement, exchange rates, customs allowances, and industrial products. 2
Washington Appointments
- Canada — Ambassador, 1966–1970
Archival Sources
Archival references used in this account; descriptions and access vary by repository.
- Albert Edgar Ritchie Fonds, Finding Aid 1883
Library and Archives Canada
Introduction; Ambassador to the United States series, printed pp. 4–7
Sources
- Albert Edgar Ritchie Fonds, Finding Aid 1883
Introduction; Ambassador to the United States series, printed pp. 4–7
- Memorandum for the Record: U.S.-Canadian Ministerial Meeting
FRUS 1969–1976, vol. III, document 85
- A. E. Ritchie — mission record (1966–1970)
- Canadian ambassadors to the United States: roster
Tenure chronology; pre-1989 appointments belong to earlier chancery buildings.
- A. E. Ritchie — mission record (1966–1970)
Biography checked 2026-10-28.
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