L. Dana Wilgress

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Leolyn Dana Wilgress, CC , LL.D (October 20, 1892 – July 21, 1969) was a Canadian diplomat.

Born in Vancouver, British Columbia, Wilgress was educated in Vancouver, Japan, Victoria and at McGill University.

He was Canadian ambassador to the USSR from 1944 to 1946, and High Commissioner to London 1949-1952 From 1952 to 1953 he was Under-Secretary of State for External Affairs and Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs. He was Ambassador and permanent representative to the North Atlantic Council of NATO from 1953 to 1958, and representative to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development from 1953 to 1958.

In 1953 he received a Doctor of Laws, honoris causa from the University of British Columbia. In 1967 he was made a Companion of the Order of Canada.

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• Leolyn Dana Wilgress. The Canadian Encyclopedia.

Diplomatic posts
Preceded by Norman Robertson	Canadian High Commissioner to the United Kingdom 1949–1952	Succeeded by Norman Robertson