Victor Campbell Moore Explained

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

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

From 1965 to 1967, Moore was the Canadian 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 to 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]

Notes and References

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