Featuring:
Len Edwards, Former Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs & Ambassador to the Republic of Korea and Japan
About the lecture:
Canadians are used to periodically reconsidering their foreign policy priorities. Seldom, however, have they been obliged to do so at a time when standard assumptions about diplomatic relationships no longer seem to hold. With the turmoil created by NAFTA negotiations, and the “patriotic” agenda being articulated south of the border, many are wondering whether Canada has the right foreign policymix going forward. Join Len Edwards for a candid discussion.
About our speaker:
Len Edwards is a graduate of the University of Saskatchewan and a distinguished diplomat. Mr. Edwards joined the Federal Public Service in the fall of 1969 as a Foreign Service Officer in the Department of External Affairs. Over the next 32 years, half were spent serving Canada abroad through assignments to Vietnam, Turkey, Brussels (NATO), and the United Nations Organizations in Geneva. Mr. Edwards was Canada’s ambassador to the Republic of Korea and to Japan.
Returning from Japan in 2001, Mr. Edwards left the foreign service to work over 9 years in three federal Deputy Minister assignments: International Trade, Agriculture and Agri-food Canada and Foreign Affairs. Among his many activities since retiring in 2010, Mr. Edwards is a Distinguished Fellow with both the Centre for International Governance Innovation (CIGI) in Waterloo and the Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada in Vancouver. Mr. Edwards was awarded an Honourary Doctorate of Laws at the University of Saskatchewan’s spring convocation.
Event Details
- When:
- Time:
- 09:30 AM - 11:00 AM CST
- Location:
- Saskatoon: Canada Room, Diefenbaker Building / Regina: CB 308, College Avenue Campus
- File:
- Event Communiqué