Richard Gimblett est l'historien du commandement de la Marine canadienne et ancien président de la Société canadienne pour la recherche nautique. Ancien officier de marine, il a contribuer au volume 1 de l'histoire officielle de la marine royale du Canada (1867-1939), et il a co-produit Operation Friction: Golfe Persique 1990-1991. Il demeure a Ottawa.
Richard H. Gimblett is command historian of the Canadian Navy and past president of the Canadian Nautical Research Society. A former serving officer, he is a contributor to volume 1 of the official history of the Royal Canadian Navy (1867-1939), and edited and contributed to The Naval Service of Canada, 1910-2010: The Centennial Story. He lives in Ottawa.
Michaëlle Jean PC CC CMM COM CD FRCPSC(hon) is a Canadian journalist and stateswoman who served as the 27th Governor General of Canada from 2005 to 2010.