Glyn Berry

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Glyn Berry (1946 – January 15, 2006) was a Canadian diplomat killed in a car bomb attack in Afghanistan. He was the first Canadian diplomat to be killed while on duty in Afghanistan. Two other civilians were killed in the incident and ten people were wounded, including three Canadian soldiers, MCpl. Paul Franklin, Pte. William Edward Salikin and Cpl. Jeffrey Bailey.

Born in Wales, Berry joined Canada's Foreign Affairs Department in 1977 and had served in Oslo, Havana, London, Islamabad and at the United Nations in New York City. He was sent to Rwanda as part of an inquiry on Canada's role in the country and filed a report in 2004. Mr. Berry held a BA in political science from the University of Wales Swansea, an MA in political science from McMaster University, and a PhD in political science from Dalhousie University where a memorial scholarship has been set up in his honour.

He had volunteered for duty in Afghanistan and was appointed as Political Director for the Department of Foreign Affairs (Canada) to the Provincial Reconstruction Team.

Berry's body was flown by a Canadian Forces C-130 Hercules transport and was buried in his birthplace of Wales.

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• Terry Galvin - Glyn Berry 1946-2006
• Ceremony honours Canadian diplomat killed in Afghanistan
• Photos of the Ramp Ceremony in Afgahnistan
• Glyn R. Berry Scholarship