Anthony Vincent (1939–1999) was the Canadian ambassador to Peru. He was a key player in the Japanese embassy hostage crisis of 1996, in Peru. He later served as ambassador to Spain. He is the subject of the 2008 book The Ambassador's Word: Hostage Crisis in Peru 1996-97 by David J. Goldfield.[1] Vincent died in 1999 at the age of 59. On the day of his death, Prime Minister of Canada Jean Chrétien gave a eulogy.[2]

References

  1. ↑ "Canda's Unsung Hero". Ottawa Citizen. 13 January 2008. Retrieved 2 June 2015. Canadian ambassador Anthony Vincent is a hero in Peru and Japan but to most people in his own country he's Tony Who
  2. ↑ "Prime Minister of Canada mourns death of diplomat". CBC News. 13 January 2008. Retrieved 2 June 2015.


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