William Edward BAUER

WILLIAM EDWARD BAUER May 23, 1926 - August 1, 2023 A graduate of Queen's University and member of Canada's Foreign Service. Bill's first post was Warsaw (1953), followed by assignments in Hanoi (1955), Rome, Geneva and Washington. He was founding member and first President of PAFSO, and Advisor to the Canadian Commission for Supervision and Control in Vietnam and the Canadian delegation to the International Conference on Settlement of Laotian Question. Bill served as ambassador to Thailand, Burma and Laos, South Korea, and the Conference on Security and Co-operation in Europe in Vienna. Following his retirement from External Affairs, Bill was appointed member of the Convention Refugee Determination Division of the Immigration and Refugee Board. Bill was assisted in his ambassadorial duties by his wife, Vyvyan, with whom he retired to enjoy private life in southwestern Ontario. Bill is survived by his wife, Vyvyan; and his children, Sandra and Derek. The family extends thanks to Home and Community Care, London Home Palliative Care (Drs. Hamilton and Fazeri); ParaMed (NP Aram); and special appreciation to all Bill's nurses at Palliative Care Parkwood Institute. Memorial donations, if wished, may be made to the Canadian Guide Dogs for the Blind.