Anthony Vincent ( 1939 – 1999 ) was the Canadian ambassador to Peru . He was a key player in the Japanese embassy hostage crisis of 1996 , in Peru . He later served as ambassador to Spain . He is the subject of the 2008 book '' The Ambassador 's Word : Hostage Crisis in Peru 1996-97 '' by David J. Goldfield . Vincent died in 1999 at the age of 59 . On the day of his death , Prime Minister of Canada Jean Chrétien gave a eulogy
Japanese embassy hostage crisis
Japanese embassy hostage crisis
Anthony Vincent