Roméo Dallaire, Lt. Gen. (ret.)

Lt. Gen. (Ret.) Dallaire is an expert and advocate on mental health, humanitarian peacebuilding, ethical leadership, an author, and speaker/lecturer on conflict prevention. General Dallaire is a government and UN advisor as well as the founder of the Dallaire Institute for Children, Peace, and Security, a global partnership with the mission to end the recruitment and use of children in war. General Dallaire was a member of the Senate of Canada from 2005 to 2014. General Dallaire had a distinguished military career spanning forty years. Most notably, he was appointed Force Commander of the United Nations Assistance Mission for Rwanda prior to and during the 1994 genocide.

General Dallaire is a recipient of the Order of Canada, the Meritorious Service Cross, the United States Legion of Merit, and the Aegis Award on Genocide Prevention.