Evening star., 1949-08-14
Diplomats
In the Corps
New Canadian
Minister Due
By Katharine N. Brooks

The late summer seems 10 De
the open season for the transfer
of diplomats and before the WIN
ter Washington will have said
farewell to many of the popular
members of the corps. New
friendships will be formed as the
newcomers take up life in this
Capital.
/ The retiring Minister Counselor
tof the, Canadian Embassy and
Mrs. George L. Magann and their
attractive daughter left a day or
so ago for their Canadian home.
Mr.. Magann will have several
weeks vacation in the Dominion
before starting off to his new
assignment as Canadian Ambas-
-sador to Greece. Mr.. Magann
came here first in 1941 as attache
of the then Canadian legation.
He was here for year when he
was sent to Paris as counselor OF
the Canadian Embassy. He re-
turned in 1947 as counselor and
since then was promoted to Min
lister.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Magann expect
to return to Washington the lat
ter part of September for a short
stay before starting for Athens.
There probably will be numerous
farewell parties for them and his
successor at the Embassy, Mr..
George Ignatieff, and Mrs. Igna-
tieff, will be included in many OF
che invitations.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Magann will take
their daughter, Miss Pamela Ma
gam. with them when they sail
| in October for Greece. Their
other daughter, Miss Patricia
Magann, will stay in Washington
to complete some work she is en-
gagged in at the medical research
library at George Washington
University.
Mr.. Agnatieff was born in st.
Petersburg, Russia, in December.
1918, but has lived in Canada and
been a Canadian citizen for many
wears. He was educated at the
| Lower Canadian College in Mon
treal and the Jarvis Collegiate
Institute in Toronto. He received
/ a B. A. degree from the University
of Toronto in 1886. was a Rhodes
scholar at oxford in 1868 and
attended the University of London
in 1888 and 80 when he enlisted
in the British Army. He was dis
charged in May. 1910. and joined
the Canadian Department Of Ex-
ternal Affairs as principal clerk in
the office of the Canadian High
Commissioner in London. He has
been serving as principal adviser
to the Canadian permanent dele
CATION to the United Nations.
The newly appointed Counselor
and Mrs. Ignatieff and their young
son, Michael about a year old,
arrived in Washington yesterday.
They have taken the house at 1915
Thirty first street where Mr.. and
Mrs. Magann have lived during
their stay in the Capital. Mrs.
Ignatieff formerly was Miss Alison
Grant of Toronto. ..-
Netherlands Changes
There are many changes at the
Netherlands Embassy. Already
more than one of the members OF
the staff and their families have
gone and their successors are here
making friends for themselves.
The Second Secretary, Mr.. E. L. c.
Schiff has been transferred to the
Embassy in Madrid and with Mime.
Schiff will leave the end Of Sep
tember. They will be joint hosts
with the retiring Attache. Mr.. L. G.
N. NJ. RaveSloot at two parties this
week. The first will be given Tues
day for many of the friends of the
Schiffs and of Mr.. and Nine.
Ravesloot.. The second party
Thursday will be for only MEM
bers of the Embassy staff and their
wives and both fetes will be given
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