Allan Ezra Gotlieb (born February 28, 1928) is a Canadian public servant and author.

Born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Gotlieb received his B.A. from Berkeley, his M.A. from Oxford as a Rhodes Scholar, and his L.L.B. degree from Harvard. In 1957 he joined the Department of External Affairs. From 1967 to 1968 he was assistant undersecretary and legal adviser. From 1968 to 1973 he was deputy minister of the Department of Communications and from 1973 to 1976 in Manpower and Immigration. From 1977 to 1981 he was an undersecretary at External Affairs. From 1981 to 1989 he was ambassador to Washington.

From 1989 to 1994 he was Chairman of the Canada Council. Gotlieb is currently a senior advisor in the law office of Stikeman Elliott LLP.

In 1982 he was made an Officer of the Order of Canada and was promoted to Companion in 1987.

He is married to Sondra Gotlieb.

Selected Works

• Disarmament and International Law (1965)
• Canadian Treaty-Making (1968)
• Impact of Technology on International Law (1982)
• I'll Be With You in a Minute, Mr. Ambassador (1989)