List of Canadian Senior Liaison Officers
As part of CSE's close co-operation with its UKUSA partners, Canada mantains SIGINT liaison officers at NSA and at GCHQ, known respectively as the Canadian Senior Liaison Officer/Washington (CANSLO/W) and the Canadian Senior Liaison Officer/London (CANSLO/L). NSA and GCHQ likewise maintain liaison officers at CSE.
About 10-15 years ago I reconstructed a list of the Canadian liaison officers and when they served (see list on original website here). But as it turns out there was at least one major error in that list. I mistakenly thought that Art Browness held the CANSLO slot at NSA in the 1956 to 1959 period. In fact, it was Robert W. McLaren (no relation to the Robert S. McLaren who was the first liaison officer to AFSA/NSA). The corrected list is reproduced below. It's still about ten years out of date, however; I haven't had a chance to see whether the names of recent CANSLOs are available.
About 10-15 years ago I reconstructed a list of the Canadian liaison officers and when they served (see list on original website here). But as it turns out there was at least one major error in that list. I mistakenly thought that Art Browness held the CANSLO slot at NSA in the 1956 to 1959 period. In fact, it was Robert W. McLaren (no relation to the Robert S. McLaren who was the first liaison officer to AFSA/NSA). The corrected list is reproduced below. It's still about ten years out of date, however; I haven't had a chance to see whether the names of recent CANSLOs are available.
| Robert S. McLaren | 1950 | 1951? |
| T. Jaffray Wilkins | 1951? | 1953? |
| Howie M. Harris | 1953? | 1956 |
| Robert W. McLaren | 1956 | 1959 |
| Stu K. Hepburn | 1959 | 1963 |
| L. Vince Chambers | 1963 | 1964 |
| John F. Lewis | 1964 | 1967 |
| Peter R. Hunt | 1967 | 1972 |
| A. Stewart Woolner | 1972 | 1977? |
| Pat Spearey | 1977? | 1980 |
| William L. Gray | 1980 | 1983 |
| Ron J.A. Ireland | 1983 | 1986? |
| Wilson D. Purser | 1986? | 1990 |
| Robert E. Brûlé | 1990 | 1994 |
| John Eacrett | 1994 | 1998 |
| David McKerrow | 1998 | 2002 |
| Toni Moffa | 2002 | 2004 |
| Michael Doucet | 2004 | 2007? |
| Mary R. Oliver | 1949 | 1950 |
| John M.H. Jury | 1950 | 1951? |
| John F. Lewis | 1951? | 1953? |
| Joe A. Gibson | 1953? | 1956 |
| W.N. Tony Chipman | 1956 | 1959 |
| Tom G.S. Colls | 1959 | 1963 |
| Ron J.A. Ireland | 1963 | 1967 |
| William R. Henderson | 1967 | 1971 |
| Ed J. MacDonald | 1971 | 1973 |
| E. Carl Freeland | 1973 | 1976 |
| Tom A. Chadsey | 1976 | 1979 |
| Marcel L. Patteeuw | 1979 | 1982? |
| John Eacrett | 1982? | 1985 |
| John J. O'Brien | 1985 | 1988 |
| Pat Spearey | 1988 | 1992 |
| Thomas Johnston | 1992 | 1995 |
| Paul Sargent | 1995 | 1998 |
Update 23 May 2012: McLaren's liaison role (previously listed as 1949?) apparently began in 1950.
Update 14 March 2013: Brûlé became CANSLO in August 1990.
Update 20 December 2013: Added Toni Moffa and Michael Doucet to CANSLO/W list.
Update 6 September 2015: Corrected dates of Moffa's CANSLO stint. See her bio here.
Update 26 November 2015: New post on CANSLO/W with updated list of incumbents here. Also changed the terminology used in this post from Canadian Special Liaison Officer to Canadian Senior Liaison Officer.
posted by Bill Robinson at 2:12 pm
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