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Lester Bowles Pearson PC OM CC OBE (23 April 1897 – 27 December 1972) was a Canadian politician, diplomat, statesman, and scholar who served as the 14th Prime Minister of Canada from 1963 to 1968.
Lester B. Pearson, Canadian politician and diplomat who served as prime minister of Canada (1963–68). He was prominent as a mediator in international disputes, and in 1957 he was awarded the Nobel Prize for Peace.
Jul 6, 2011 · Lester Pearson was Canada’s foremost diplomat of the 1950s and 1960s. He formulated the basics of the country’s postwar foreign policy; particularly its involvement in NATO and the United Nations , where he served as president of the General Assembly.
For four decades Lester Bowles Pearson (April 23, 1897-1972) has been noted for his diplomatic sensitivity, his political acumen, and his personal popularity. He is affectionately called «Mike», a nickname given to him by his flying instructor in World War I, who discarded «Lester» as being insufficiently bellicose.
Lester Bowles Pearson. The Nobel Peace Prize 1957. Born: 23 April 1897, Toronto, Canada. Died: 27 December 1972, Ottawa, Canada. Residence at the time of the award: Canada. Role: former Secretary of State for External Affairs of Canada; former President of the 7th Session of the United Nations General Assembly.
Today the predatory state, or the predatory group of states, with power of total destruction, is no more to be tolerated than the predatory individual. Our problem, then, so easy to state, so hard to solve, is how to bring about a creative peace and a security which will have a strong foundation.
Apr 3, 2017 · Lester B. “Mike” Pearson, was an influential diplomat, politician, and Canada’s 14 th prime minister. As a diplomat, he laid the groundwork for NATO. He won the Nobel Peace Prize for his leadership at the United Nations during the Suez Crisis.
Oct 7, 2008 · When you ask young people in this country about Lester B. Pearson - and Andrew Cohen, the political journalist, author, and Carleton University professor, often has - you can't always rely on them to know who he was.
Dec 8, 2017 · While Lester B. Pearson is most remembered for his contributions to peacekeeping, he added just as much to Canada’s foreign policy legacy with his leadership on international assistance, argue Robert Greenhill and Marina Sharpe.
Dec 27, 2022 · As we look back on the legacy of Lester B. Pearson 50 years after his death, one is struck by the roster of achievements of the 14th prime minister between 1963 and 1968.
