Smith, Arnold Cantwell (1915–1994)

Canadian diplomat. He was ambassador to the United Arab Republic 1958–61 and to the USSR 1961–63. From 1965 to 1975 he was secretary general of the newly formed Commonwealth Secretariat.

Smith was educated at Toronto, Canada; Grenoble, France; and Oxford, England, and in law at Gray's Inn, London. He joined the Canadian diplomatic service in 1939. In 1975 he went to Carleton University, Ottawa, as professor of international affairs.