J. Blair Seaborn
J. Blair Seaborn | |
|---|---|
| Commissioner of the International Control Commission for Vietnam | |
| In office 1964 – 1965 Serving with Ramchundur Goburdhun and Mieczysław Maneli | |
| Preceded by | Gordon Cox |
| Succeeded by | Victor Campbell Moore |
| Personal details | |
| Born | James Blair Seaborn March 18, 1924 Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Died | November 11, 2019 (aged 95) Ottawa, Ontario, Canada |
| Education | Trinity College, Toronto |
| Occupation | Diplomat and civil servant |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Canada |
| Branch/service | Canadian Army |
| Years of service | 1943–1946 |
| Unit | Royal Regiment of Canadian Artillery |
| Battles/wars | |
James Blair Seaborn CM (March 18, 1924 – November 11, 2019) was a Canadian diplomat and civil servant best remembered for the Seaborn Mission of 1964–1965 in connection with the Vietnam War and for heading the "Seaborn Panel" of the 1990s that examined the subject of how to dispose of nuclear waste in Canada. Seaborn would ultimately become the best-known of all of Canada's ICC representatives, but the Canadian historian Victor Levant noted that "he did not gain this notoriety until long after his tour of duty." The Seaborn Mission is a controversial subject with opinions sharply divided to its purpose and morality.