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James Bartleman (James Karl Bartleman) was born on 24 December, 1939 in Orillia, Ontario, Canada, is a Canadian diplomat (1939–2023). Discover James Bartleman's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 83 years old?

Popular As James Karl Bartleman
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Age 83 years old
Zodiac Sign Capricorn
Born 24 December 1939
Birthday 24 December
Birthplace Orillia, Ontario, Canada
Date of death 14 August, 2023
Died Place N/A
Nationality Canada

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His wife is Marie-Jeanne Rosillon (m. 1975)

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1792

He was Ontario's 41st Vice-regal representative (27th since confederation, 41st since the establishment of the post in 1792).

As is traditional to a vice-regal appointment, Bartleman used his position to spearhead three initiatives that he personally identified with and considered important.

During his mandate as Lieutenant Governor, he sought to:

1939

James Karl Bartleman (24 December 1939 – 14 August 2023) was a Canadian diplomat and author who served as the 27th Lieutenant Governor of Ontario from 2002 to 2007.

Bartleman was a son of Percy Scott Bartleman and Maureen Florence Bartleman (Simcoe).

He grew up in the Muskoka town of Port Carling, and he was a member of the Chippewas of Mnjikaning First Nation.

1963

In 1963, he earned a Bachelor of Arts degree (BA) in History from the University of Western Ontario, where he was initiated as a member of Phi Delta Theta.

1967

In 1967, he began his diplomatic career in what was then known as the Department of External Affairs (now Global Affairs Canada).

1972

In 1972, he was given the task of opening Canada's first diplomatic mission in the newly independent People's Republic of Bangladesh.

Bartleman also served in a diplomatic posting in Colombia.

1981

He was then made Canada's ambassador to Cuba (Havana) from 1981 to 1983.

Upon his return from Cuba, he was appointed director of security and intelligence for the Department of External Affairs.

1986

After this, Bartleman served as High Commissioner to Cyprus and Ambassador to Israel (Tel Aviv) simultaneously from 1986 to 1990.

1990

From that dual posting, he moved to the post of Canadian Ambassador to the North Atlantic Council of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) in Brussels, Belgium, from 1990 to 1994.

1998

He was then moved from NATO to positions as High Commissioner to South Africa (Pretoria) in 1998-1999 and to Australia (Canberra) in 1999–2000.

2000

Finally, he was transferred back to Europe to serve as ambassador to the European Union in Brussels from 2000 to 2002.

Bartleman was director of security and intelligence for the Department of External Affairs at the time of the Air India Bombing.

2002

Bartleman was sworn in as the 27th Lieutenant Governor of Ontario on 7 March 2002.

These included the childhood memoirs Out of Muskoka (2002) and Raisin Wine: A Boyhood in a Different Muskoka (2007), and the professional career memoirs On Six Continents (2004) and Rollercoaster: My Hectic Years as Jean Chrétien's Diplomatic Advisor (2005).

2004

To these ends, he initiated the Lieutenant Governor's Book Program in 2004.

He has collected over 1.2 million books, donated from all corners of the province from both institutions and individuals, to stock school libraries in First Nations communities, particularly in Northern Ontario.

2005

In 2005, to further promote literacy and bridge building, Bartleman initiated a program to pair up Native and non-Native schools in Ontario and Nunavut, and set-up summer camps for literacy development in five northern First Nations communities.

Bartleman was related to honorary Chief of the Mnjikaning Indians John Bigwin, on his mother's side.

James Bartleman died on 14 August 2023, at the age of 83.

Unlike most vice-regal funerals, which are public, Bartleman's funeral will be private but flags will fly at half mast.

Bartleman published several works of non-fiction, both before and during his viceregal term.

2007

From 2007 to 2012, Bartleman was the Chancellor of the Ontario College of Art and Design (OCAD) in Toronto.

Prior to taking on the role of lieutenant governor, Bartleman had a distinguished career of more than 35 years in the Canadian foreign service.

On 3 May 2007, he testified at the Air India Inquiry that he had presented an intelligence document to the RCMP warning of a possible attack days prior to the bombing.

Bob Rae, who had been tasked with advising deputy PM Anne McLellan, later admitted that he never bothered to interview Bartleman, the former head of intelligence for Foreign Affairs Canada.

2011

Following the end of his viceregal term, Bartleman has also published a trilogy of social justice novels, As Long as the Rivers Flow (2011), The Redemption of Oscar Wolf (2013) and Exceptional Circumstances (2015).

2013

As Long as the Rivers Flow was a finalist for the 2013 Burt Award for First Nations, Métis and Inuit Literature.

Bartleman was awarded many honorary degrees for his service, including the following: