Jacqueline O'Neill is a Canadian diplomat from St. Albert, Alberta. She is Canada's first Ambassador for Women, Peace and Security, and a co-founder of the Roméo Dallaire Child Soldiers Initiative.
Early life and education O'Neill is from St. Albert, Alberta. Her mother, Mary O'Neill, was a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta and her father, Jack O'Neill, was a deputy minister in Alberta. She attended St. Albert Catholic High School. O'Neill has a bachelor’s degree in commerce from the University of Alberta, and a master’s degree in public policy from the Harvard Kennedy School of Government.
Career From 2011, O'Neill worked as a federal government adviser on advancing peace and security for women. She has previously worked for NATO, the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe, and the United Nations.Mattis, J. N. Monopoly of Force: The Nexus of DDR and SSR. (2011). United States: National Defense University Press. p305 Along with Roméo Dallaire, she was a co-founder of the Roméo Dallaire Child Soldiers Initiative. O’Neill has been Global Fellow at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, an adjunct professor at Georgetown University, and has served on the board of directors of the Canadian International Council.
In June 2019, O'Neill was appointed as Canada's first ambassador for women, peace and security."TRUDEAU APPOINTS CANADA'S FIRST AMBASSADOR FOR WOMEN, PEACE AND SECURITY." Globe & Mail [Toronto, Canada], 13 June 2019, p. A5. Gale OneFile: News, link.gale.com/apps/doc/A605133589/STND?u=wikipedia&sid=ebsco&xid=fe3a5aa9. Accessed 2 Aug. 2022.
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Five Questions on Gender Equality in Foreign Policy: Jacqueline O’Neill, Council on Foreign Relations interview, 2020