20th-Century Rulers in North America - 20th-Century National Presidents in North America, 20th-Century Rulers in Central America (Paperback)

Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: 20th-Century National Presidents in North America, 20th-Century Rulers in Central America, 20th-Century Viceregal Rulers in North America, Vicente Fox, Adrienne Clarkson, Said Musa, Colville Young, Clifford Darling, Orville Turnquest, Elmira Minita Gordon. Excerpt: Adrienne Louise Clarkson (ne Adrienne Louise Poy, 10 February 1939) is a Canadian journalist and stateswoman who served as Governor General of Canada, the 26th since that country's confederation. Clarkson is a refugee from Hong Kong, coming with her family to Canada in 1941 to settle and be raised in Ottawa, Ontario. After receiving a number of university degrees, Clarkson worked as a producer and broadcaster for the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBe and as a journalist for various magazines. Her first diplomatic postings came in the early 1980s, when she promoted Ontario culture in France and other European countries. She was in 1999 appointed as governor general by Elizabeth II, Queen of Canada, on the recommendation of Prime Minister of Canada Jean Chrtien, to replace Romo LeBlanc as viceroy, and she occupied the post until succeeded by Michalle Jean in 2005. While Clarkson's appointment as the Canadian vicereine was generally welcomed at first, she caused some controversy during her time serving as the Queen's representative, mostly due to costs incurred in the operation of her office, as well as a somewhat anti-monarchist attitude towards the position. On 3 October 2005, Clarkson was sworn into the Queen's Privy Council for Canada, giving her the accordant style of The Honourable; however, as a former governor general of Canada, Clarkson is entitled to be styled for life with the superior form of The Right Honourable. Clarkson's ancestry lies with the Hakka people o... More: http://booksllc.net/?id=161185