Robert Fowler (diplomat)

Robert Fowler

Robert R. Fowler OC (born 18 August 1944[1]) is a Canadian diplomat and was the special envoy of UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon to Niger from mid-2008 to 2009, to find a solution to the conflict in Agadez region.[2]

On 14 December 2008 he was reported missing and was last seen about 45 kilometres (28 mi) northwest of the capital Niamey.[3][4] Fowler was, along with several Westerners, eventually freed on 21 April 2009.[5]

  1. ^ "Robert R. Fowler: Permanent Representative of Canada to the UN". United Nations. Archived from the original on 11 May 2009.
  2. ^ Ward, John (15 December 2008). "Former Canadian diplomat missing in Niger". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved 15 December 2008.
  3. ^ "Former Canadian diplomat missing in Niger". CTV News. Archived from the original on 17 December 2008. Retrieved 15 December 2008.
  4. ^ "Heads of Posts List". Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada. Archived from the original on 21 May 2011. Retrieved 15 December 2008.
  5. ^ "Canada.Com | Homepage | Canada.Com".