Scott Bishop
{{Short description|Royal Canadian Navy officer}}
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| birth_place = Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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| serviceyears = 1983 – Present
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- NATO Military Representative
- Canadian Forces Intelligence Command
- Canadian Fleet Atlantic
- Canadian Fleet Pacific
- Maritime Operations Group Five
- {{HMCS|Athabaskan|DDG 282|6}}
- {{HMCS|Halifax|FFH 330|6}}
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Canadian Forces' Decoration
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Scott Edward George Bishop {{post-nominals|country=CAN|CMM|CD}} is a Canadian naval flag officer serving as a Vice Admiral in the Royal Canadian Navy. He presently serves as Canada's Military Representative to the NATO Military Committee, and was commander of the Canadian Forces Intelligence Command from 2016 to 2021.{{cite web | url=http://www.forces.gc.ca/en/about-org-structure/chief-of-defence-intelligence.page| title=Biography – Rear Admiral Scott Bishop | date=22 April 2013 | access-date=May 15, 2018}}{{Cite web|last=NATO|title=Military Representative for Canada, Vice Admiral Scott Bishop|url=http://www.nato.int/cps/en/natohq/who_is_who_185673.htm|access-date=2021-07-15|website=NATO|language=en}}
Background
Bishop joined the Royal Canadian Naval Reserve in 1983 before joining the Regular Force in 1985. His first regular post was as a bridge watch-keeping officer on HMCS Restigouche. Bishop specialized in navigation, and served as the Navigating Officer in Royal Canadian Naval ships Chignecto, Miramichi, Qu'appelle, and Provider. He was also the Senior Navigation Instructor at the Naval Officer Training Centre. In 1995, Bishop was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander and posted to HMCS Vancouver as the ship's Combat Officer. In 2000, he was appointed Executive Officer of HMCS Athabaskan. He was selected to command the frigate {{HMCS|Halifax|FFH 330|6}} in 2005.
He holds a Bachelor of Business Administration and Master of Business Administration, and is a graduate of the United States Naval War College.{{Cite web |url=https://www.canada.ca/en/department-national-defence/corporate/organizational-structure/canadian-forces-intelligence-command/biography.html |title=Rear-Admiral S. Bishop, CMM, CD - Canada.ca |access-date=2019-11-18 |archive-date=2019-11-18 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191118014952/https://www.canada.ca/en/department-national-defence/corporate/organizational-structure/canadian-forces-intelligence-command/biography.html |url-status=dead }}
Staff career
Bishop served as the Commander of Maritime Operations Group Five, the Commander Canadian Fleet Pacific in August 2012{{cite web |url=http://www.timescolonist.com/news/pacific-fleet-s-commander-comes-full-circle-to-victoria-1.7890 |title=Pacific Fleet's commander comes full circle to Victoria |work=Times Colonist |date=August 10, 2012 |last=Clancy |first=Clare |access-date=June 29, 2021 }} and the Commander Canadian Fleet Atlantic in 2013.{{cite web |url=http://www.navy-marine.forces.gc.ca/en/news-crowsnest/crowsnest-view.page?doc=leadership-changes-take-place-on-the-coasts/hnlhlq0s |title=Leadership changes take place on the coasts |publisher=Government of Canada |work=Crowsnest |date=November 4, 2013 |access-date=June 29, 2021 }}{{cite web | url=http://www.vicnews.com/news/214382251.html | title=Pacific Fleet command changes hands | work=Victoria News | date=July 5, 2013 | access-date=February 16, 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160309072944/http://www.vicnews.com/news/214382251.html |archive-date=March 9, 2016}}
He was the Director General for International Security Policy from July 2015 until assuming command of the Canadian Forces Intelligence Command in June 2016, which he led for five years.
In 2021, upon the appointment of Lieutenant General Frances J. Allen as Vice Chief of the Defence Staff, he was promoted to Vice Admiral and appointed Canada's NATO Military Representative. He presented his credentials to NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg and Chairman of the NATO Military Committee Chairman, Admiral Rob Bauer, in June 2021.{{Cite web|last=NATO|title=Military Representative for Canada, Vice Admiral Scott Bishop|url=http://www.nato.int/cps/en/natohq/who_is_who_185673.htm|access-date=2021-07-15|website=NATO|language=en}}
Awards and decorations
Bishop's personal awards and decorations include the following:
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| 80px | Order of Military Merit (CMM) | *Appointed Commander (CMM) on 22 September 2016{{cite web|url=https://www.gg.ca/en/honours/recipients/150-4109 |title=Order of Military Merit List|publisher=The Governor General of Canada}} |
| 80px | NATO Medal with 'OUP-LIBYA/LIBYE' | For service in Operation Unified Protector. |
| 80px | Canadian Forces' Decoration (CD) | *with two Clasp for 32 years of service |
80px Command Commendation
References
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{{s-bef | before = Peter Ellis}}
{{s-ttl | title = Commander Canadian Fleet Pacific | years = August 2012–July 2013}}
{{s-aft | after = Bob Auchterlonie }}
{{s-bef | before = Darren Hawco}}
{{s-ttl | title = Commander Canadian Fleet Atlantic | years = 2013–2014}}
{{s-aft | after = Craig Baines }}
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