Robert William Peck

Ambassador Peck has almost 35 years in the Government of Canada as a career Foreign Service Officer.

Previously, Mr. Peck held various diplomatic roles in Nigeria, Switzerland, and Greece. As Canada’s representative to both Algeria and the Hellenic Republic, Ambassador Peck worked closely with the Canadian oil and gas and mining sectors.

He is also Vice-Chairman of the Board of the Ottawa Symphony Orchestra (OSO), a member of the Canadian Institute in Greece (CIG), and an Honorary Director of the Hellenic Heritage Foundation of Toronto.

Mr. Peck was also Involved with a number of charitable organizations in Greece, including a safe haven for refugee minors on the Greek island of Lesbos. He has received numerous awards including the Canadian Foreign Minister’s Citation for Foreign Policy Excellence, the Minister’s Merit Award, a Citation from the Fondation Club Avenir for his exceptional contribution to Canada-Algeria relations, and the Grand Commander of the Order of the Phoenix conferred by the President of the Hellenic Republic.