BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//jEvents 2.0 for Joomla//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York X-LIC-LOCATION:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:19700308T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=3;BYDAY=2SU END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:19701101T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=11;BYDAY=1SU END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT UID:7b21362862f9bdaa004b92bc5bd76180589 CATEGORIES:Events SUMMARY:Canadian Global Initiatives & USMCA Outlook - Florida Chapter In-Person DESCRIPTION:
Florida Chapter IN-PERSON Event
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ednesday, December 8, 2021
11:30 AM EST - 1:30 PM EST
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Canada, A Trading Nation: USMCA and Beyond
I am very pleased to confirm that Susan Harper has accepted our invitation to speak at our International Executive Resource Group Event on Wednesday, December 8th, and will discuss at our in-person meeting "Canada, A Trading Nation: USMCA and Beyond".
Susan Harper became Consul General in Miami in 2016, the senior repres
entative of the Government in Canada, responsible for Florida, Puerto Rico,
and USVI.
Her office, the Consulate Ge
neral, covers commercial, economic, political, public affairs, customs, law
enforcement, and migration issues, and provides consular and commercial se
rvices. It includes four government departments and coordinates with Depart
ment of National Defense staff in the territory.
Susan was Canada`s Senior Arctic Official (2013-16), and Director
General in the trade policy area, covering policy, negotiations, and regul
atory issues (2009-13)
She was at the E
mbassy of Canada in Washington DC (2004-09), where she became the Minister
(Economic Affairs). In 2001-04, she was Canada`s Ambassador in Montevideo,
Uruguay. She previously held trade positions in Yaoundé, Paris, and Buenos
Aires.
Prior to joining the Government
of Canada, Susan taught at both Cambrian College in Sudbury and George Brow
n College in Toronto. She holds an MBA from the Ivey School of Business, at
Western University, and an Honors BA in Math and English, from Queen’s Uni
versity.
Again, please confirm as soon as possible if you will attend
this meeting.