Margaret Meagher

Blanche Margaret Meagher
Margaret Meagher, Canadian Ambassador to Israel, with Israel's President Yizhak Ben-Zvi, on Israel's Independence Day 1959
Born	(1911-01-27)January 27, 1911 Halifax, Nova Scotia
Died	February 25, 1999(1999-02-25) (aged 88) Halifax, Nova Scotia
Known for	Canada's first woman ambassador

Margaret Meagher with Golda Meir

Blanche Margaret Meagher, OC (January 27, 1911 – February 25, 1999) was a Canadian diplomat and, in 1958, was appointed Canada's first woman ambassador.

Born in Halifax, Nova Scotia, she was the Canadian ambassador to Israel (1958 to 1961), Austria (1962 to 1966) and Sweden (1969 to 1973). She also served in Mexico and England. She was also high commissioner to Cyprus, Kenya and Uganda, and chaired the International Atomic Energy Agency Board of Governors.

In 1974, she was made an Officer of the Order of Canada.

External links

• CBC archives: Canada appoints first woman ambassador
• Blanche Margaret Meagher at The Canadian Encyclopedia